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Emiotungan

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Country
  
Vanuatu

Island
  
Ambrym

Population
  
70 (2009)

Province
  
Malampa Province

Time zone
  
VUT (UTC+11)

Emiotungan

Emiotungan, also Meltungon, is an inland village of about 70 inhabitants in the southwestern part of the island of Ambrym in Vanuatu.

Emiotungan, which means house of fight in the local Dakaka language, has a recognized nasara, a cult place used for ceremonies. It also has a Presbyterian church, an anglophone primary school shared with the coastal village of Baiap, and two guest houses for visitors.

Transportation

Connected to the airfield of Craig Cove by dirt road, it has an access road to the caldera with the two active volcanoes, Mt. Benbow and Mt. Marum.

References

Emiotungan Wikipedia