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Discover Port Vila in Vanuatu

Port Vila in the region of Shefa with its 35,901 habitants is a town located in Vanuatu and is the capital of this country.

Interactive map of Port Vila

Local time in Port Vila is now 05:23 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Efate " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Rive Yan, Pangona, Natapao, Malaliou, and Luganville. When in this area, you might want to check out Rive Yan . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Port Vila ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Vanuatu -- Earthquake in Port Vila on 10 August 2010

1:03 min by vanuatu4you
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Views taken by security cameras placed inside Deco Vila, an interior decoration store located in the center of Port Vila. You can see the walls moving as well as the objects inside the store ! Music b ..

Melanesian Feast Music, Vanuatu

3:15 min by GrundleflyDOTcom
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Check out the full trip report at multicolouredplanet.com ... The Iarofa Cultural Group playing the distinctive theme that every band seems to play in Vanuatu. Fair play to the guys for putting their ..


Grand Hotel and Casino Vanuatu - All Stars

1:35 min by grandvanuatu
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Grand Hotel and Casino Vanuatu - All Stars ..

Vanuatu -- French Café Au Peche Mignon

1:02 min by vanuatu4you
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Looking for 'decadent' French pastries, 'super' chocolate (made 'maison'), 'tasty' lunches, 'smooth' cocktails, various appetizers and more ... This is the place for food connoisseurs! Located in the ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port-Vila in Vanuatu is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa. It was erected in 1901 as the Prefecture Apostolic of New Hebrides and elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic in 1904. In 1966, it was elevated as the Diocese of Port-Vila.

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Located at -17.73 168.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Roman Catholic Church in Vanuatu, Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nouméa, Roman Catholic dioceses in Vanuatu

Vanuatu Cultural Centre

The Vanuatu Cultural Centre (in Bislama Vanuatu Kaljoral Senta or "VKS"), founded in 1959, is the national cultural centre of Vanuatu. It is located in Port Vila. Since 2007, its director is Marcellin Abong.

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Located at -17.75 168.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Museums established in 1959, Museums in Vanuatu, National museums, Port Vila

National Library (Vanuatu)

The National Library is the national library of Vanuatu. Located within the Vanuatu Cultural Centre in Port Vila, it contains about 15,000 books and serves both as a national repository for "rare and special" material, and as a lending library. It was established in April 2004. The Library possesses two "special collections", one devoted to Vanuatu and the other to other parts of the Pacific. It holds "some 500 rare items" about Vanuatu, primarily a collection of rare books.

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Located at -17.75 168.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 2004 establishments in Vanuatu, Buildings and structures in Vanuatu, Libraries established in 2004, Libraries in Vanuatu, National libraries, Port Vila, Research libraries

National Museum of Vanuatu

The National Museum of Vanuatu (or Nasonal Miusium blong Vanuatu) is located in the Vanuatu Cultural Centre in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It specializes in exhibits relating to the culture and history of this group of islands in the South Pacific.

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Located at -17.75 168.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Museums in Vanuatu, National museums, Port Vila

Parliament of Vanuatu

The Parliament (or Parlement in French) is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Vanuatu. It was established by chapter 4 of the 1980 Constitution, upon Vanuatu's independence from France and the United Kingdom. The functioning of Parliament is derived from the British Westminster system, and includes the principle of parliamentary supremacy, within the limits of the Constitution.

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Located at -17.75 168.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Government of Vanuatu, National legislatures, Parliaments by country, Politics of Vanuatu, Unicameral legislatures

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Port Vila