Mota (island)
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For other uses, see Mota (disambiguation).
Mota (formerly Sugarloaf Island) is an island in the Banks group of northern Vanuatu. Its population – today about 700 people[2] – speak the Mota language, which Christian missionaries of the Anglican Church used as a lingua franca in parts of Melanesia.
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Geography | |
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Coordinates | 13°51′S 167°42′E |
Archipelago | Banks Islands |
Area | 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 411 m (1348 ft)[1] |
Administration | |
Province | Torba |
Demographics | |
Population | 683[2] (2009) |
Pop. density | 71.89/km2 (186.19/sq mi) |
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