Lakatoro
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Lakatoro | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Lakatoro Location in Vanuatu | |
| Coordinates: 16°06′25″S 167°25′15″E / 16.10694°S 167.42083°E | |
| Country |  Vanuatu |
| Province | Malampa Province |
| Island | Malakula |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (VUT) |
Lakatoro is the capital of Malampa Province of the island country of Vanuatu. It is situated on the eastern shore of Malakula and is the largest settlement in that island. Lakatoro consists of a couple of retail shops, a supermarket, and a local market selling locally farmed goods.
| Climate data for Lakatoro (1961–2008) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.1 (84.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.8 (73.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 258.3 (10.17) |
244.6 (9.63) |
273.3 (10.76) |
220.7 (8.69) |
59.5 (2.34) |
141.5 (5.57) |
118.2 (4.65) |
84.0 (3.31) |
87.7 (3.45) |
143.4 (5.65) |
131.0 (5.16) |
143.7 (5.66) |
1,905.9 (75.04) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 172 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[1] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The town is served by Norsup Airport. There is a weekly shipping service from Port Vila (Efate) to Litzlitz (Malekula) to Luganville (Santo).
