Mota Lava Island

Mota Lava or Motalava is an island of the , in the north of . It forms a single coral system with the small island of Ra. The 2009 census figures give a population of 1,640 inhabitants, which amounts to a population density of 67 people per km2.
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  • Island
  • …has about 1,640 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 410 metres (1,350 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code MTV
  • Description: fourth largest island in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu
  • Also known as
    “Ile Valoua”
    “Mota Lava”
    “Saddle Island”
    “Valuwa”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aplow.
Village
, Valuwa, or Valuga, is a village located on the… is situated 4½ km east of Mota Lava Island.

Mota Lava Island

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Latitude
-13.66667° or 13° 40′ south
Longitude
167.66667° or 167° 40′ east
UN/LOCODE
VU MTV
Open location code
5VR98MM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
2135842
Wiki­data ID
Q1788728

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Mota Lava Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “موتا لافا”
  • Armenian: “Մոտա Լավա”
  • Bulgarian: “Мота Лава”
  • Catalan: “Mota Lava”
  • Cebuano: “Mota Lava Island”
  • Chinese: “莫塔拉瓦岛”
  • Chinese: “莫塔拉瓦島”
  • Dutch: “Mota Lava”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “موتا لايڤا”
  • Esperanto: “Mota Lava”
  • French: “Ile de la Selle”
  • French: “Île Motlav”
  • French: “Île Valua”
  • French: “Mota Lava”
  • Galician: “Mota Lava”
  • German: “Mota Lava”
  • German: “Motlav”
  • Greek: “Μότα Λάβα”
  • Hausa: “Mota laba”
  • Igbo: “Mota Lava”
  • Italian: “Mota Lava”
  • Japanese: “モタ・ラバ”
  • Japanese: “モタラヴァ”
  • Macedonian: “Мота Лава”
  • Persian: “موتا لاوا”
  • Polish: “Mota Lava”
  • Portuguese: “Mota Lava”
  • Russian: “Мота-Лава”
  • Spanish: “Mota Lava”
  • Swahili: “Mota Lava”
  • Swedish: “Mota Lava”
  • Ukrainian: “Мота-Лава”
  • Western Mari: “Мота-Лава”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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Vanuatu: Highlights

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