Pangai

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A map of Lifuka, on this island is Pangai

Pangai is a place in Tonga that is considered the main town of the Ha'apai group of islands. About 1740 inhabitants live in the place on the west side of Lifuka .

Facts

The center of the village is dominated by the Siasi Katolika Catholic Church and Holopeka Road by the harbor. There are also some shops and a bank here. Most of the houses in the village were built in the colonial style.

The Lifuka Iceland Airport , the airport of the island, about five kilometers north of the town.

Attractions

The Methodists - missionary Shirley Waldemar Baker , who Tonga's King I. George Tupou as prime minister worked in the country, died on 16 November 1903 in Pangai. His grave and a memorial in his honor can now be seen in the Pangais cemetery.

Individual evidence

  1. Tonga Islands Haapai Travel Guide ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pacific-travel-guides.com

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Coordinates: 19 ° 49 ′  S , 174 ° 21 ′  W