Ifira is an offshore island of efate located in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Ifira

A view on Ifira from Vila Bay (2011).
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	17°45′00″S 168°17′00″E
Archipelago	Vanuatu
Area	0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Highest elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Administration
Vanuatu
Province	Shefa Province
Demographics
Population	721 (2015)

Geography

Ifira lies off the coast of Efate Island in Vila harbour. Ifira spans about 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from the north to the south and 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from the east to the west. There is newly completed Lapetasi International Container Terminal on the island.[2] The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 20 metres (66 ft).[3]

Population

As of 2015, the official local population was 721 people in 146 households.[4] Local people speak Mele-Ifira language (or Ifira-Mele) which is a Polynesian language also spoken in Mele and Efate.

References

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