Lenakel
Town in Tafea Province, Vanuatu
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Lenakel is the largest town on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. It has a population of 1,473.[1]
Lenakel | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Lenakel Location in Vanuatu | |
| Coordinates: 19°32′S 169°16′E | |
| Country |  Vanuatu |
| Province | Tafea Province |
| Island | Tanna |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (VUT) |
It is located on the west coast of the island near the administrative capital of Isangel and serves as a major port of entry.
Language
It is the center of the Lenakel language, one of the five Tanna languages native to the island; Vanuatu's official tongue, the English creole Bislama is spoken as well.
Climate
| Climate data for Lenakel (1998–2008) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.6 (69.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 175.8 (6.92) |
184.9 (7.28) |
209.7 (8.26) |
175.5 (6.91) |
81.3 (3.20) |
72.2 (2.84) |
59.3 (2.33) |
50.8 (2.00) |
51.2 (2.02) |
55.4 (2.18) |
64.8 (2.55) |
76.7 (3.02) |
1,257.6 (49.51) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 130 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[2] | |||||||||||||
