Buninga

Buninga
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	17°2′S 168°35′E
Archipelago	Vanuatu
Highest elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Administration
	Vanuatu
Province	Shefa Province
Demographics
Population	112 (2015)

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]

Geography

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]

Population

As of 2015, the official local population was 112 people in 23 households.[5]

References

"Buninga: Vanuatu". Geographic Names. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
"Shepherd Islands". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
"Shepherd group of islands". Vanuatu Islands Travel Info. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
"Buninga Island". Mapcarta. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
"2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

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[1] "Buninga: Vanuatu". Geographic Names. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[2] "Shepherd Islands". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[3] "Shepherd group of islands". Vanuatu Islands Travel Info. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[4] "Buninga Island". Mapcarta. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[5] "2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 August 2018.