Tangoa Island
| Tangoa | |
|---|---|
| Island | |
  Tangoa Location in Vanuatu | |
| Coordinates: 15°35′S 166°59′E / 15.59°S 166.99°ECoordinates: 15°35′S 166°59′E / 15.59°S 166.99°E | |
| Country |
 Vanuatu |
| Province | Sanma Province |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 394 |
| Time zone | VUT (UTC+11) |
Tangoa is an island in Vanuatu, located off the southern coast of Vanuatu's largest island Espiritu Santo in Sanma Province. The local inhabitants speak the Tangoa language.[1]
The Teachers' Training Institute (later renamed the Tangoa Training Institute) operated on the island from 1895 to 1970,[2] when the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu established a Presbyterian Bible College there. This operated from 1971 to 1986, when it merged with the Aulua Theological Training Centre to form the Talua Ministry Training Centre.[3]
References
- ↑ "Tangoa". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ J. Graham Miller, Live, Volume 3, p. 176.
- ↑ "A Brief History of Talua". Talua Ministry Training Centre. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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