Tutuba Island

Tutuba
Island
Tutuba
Location in Vanuatu
Coordinates: 15°34′S 167°17′E / 15.56°S 167.29°E / -15.56; 167.29Coordinates: 15°34′S 167°17′E / 15.56°S 167.29°E / -15.56; 167.29
Country  Vanuatu
Province Sanma Province
Population (2009)
  Total 609
Time zone UTC+11 (VUT)

Tutuba is an island in Vanuatu, located off the coast of Vanuatu's largest island Espiritu Santo in Sanma Province.[1]

Population

The small local population of Tutuba of some 600 people live in villages along the north-western shore.The local inhabitants speak the Tutuba language.[2]

Geography

The island is quite small being 7.0 km long and just 2.5 km wide at the widest point. According to the Lonely Planet guide, "golden beaches line Tutuba's west coast."[3]

References

  1. "Surrounding Islands". Espiritu Santo Tourism. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. "Tangoa". Ethnologue. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. David Harcombe and Denis O'Byrne, Vanuatu (Lonely Planet, 1995), p. 245.
View of Tutuba Island from Espiritu Santo
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