Buninga Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago.[1][2]
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 17°2′S 168°35′E |
Archipelago | Vanuatu |
Highest elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
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Province | Shefa Province |
Demographics | |
Population | 112 (2015) |
Buninga Island lies 2 km south-west of Tongariki Island. The island is 1.5 km in diameter.[3] The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 209 metres.[4]
As of 2015, the official local population was 112 people in 23 households.[5]
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