Isangel | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Vanuatu |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vanuatu |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Vanuatu |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Tafea Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Island |
Subdivision Name2: | Tanna |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 1200 |
Timezone: | VUT |
Utc Offset: | +11 |
Coordinates: | -19.53°N 169.28°W |
Isangel is a town in Vanuatu.
Located on the island of Tanna, it is the provincial administrative capital of Tafea Province.
The town has a population of about 1,200, most of them Melanesians; the major languages of the area are Lenakel language, and the national tongue Bislama, an English creole.
The island of Tanna is located in the Ring of Fire, a tectonic belt with frequent earthquakes, which circumscribes the Pacific Ocean. The last earthquake near Isangel of magnitude 7.1 was registered on December 7, 2023.[1]