Port Vila is the capital city of Vanuatu. It is also Vanuatu’s largest city. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last census (1999) was 29,356,[1] an increase of 55% on the previous census result (1989). This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province’s population. Port Vila is the economic and commercial centre of Vanuatu.
