Climate Change and Impacts in the Pacific by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030328788
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Vanuatu

Vanuatu is made up of 82 small islands with an estimated population of 234,023. It has a land area of 13,526 km2 with 3234 km of coastline. Vanuatu’s main population centre is on the island of Efate, which also holds the capital city of Port Vila. About 43.8% of the population of Vanuatu lives within approximately 500 m of the coastline; 2.6% of the population lives within 50 m of the coastline, while 8.4% lives within 100 m (Table 8.2). Figure 8.12 shows the distribution of the population on Gaua and Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. For both of these islands, the bulk of the population resides close to the coast. The inland areas of both islands are devoid of settlements.

Fig. 8.12Population distribution on Gaua (a) and Espiritu Santo (b) in Vanuatu

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