Vila

Vila is a site at the southern end of in the nation of , originally the location of the Vila Stanmore coconut plantation. During World War II, forces built an airstrip in order to stage aircraft from down to , and on several occasions, beginning on 24 January 1943 the attempted to put the airstrip out of operation by bombing it.
Wikipedia
  • Hamlet
  • …is also known as “Vila, Solomon Islands”
  • Description: place on Kolombangara Island, Solomon Islands

Vila

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Latitude
-8.13787° or 8° 8′ 16″ south
Longitude
157.14324° or 157° 8′ 36″ east
Open location code
6R3VV46V+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3508073803
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q7929970

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Swedish—“Vila” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Vila”
  • Japanese: “ヴィラ (ソロモン諸島）”
  • Japanese: “ビラ (ソロモン諸島)”
  • Japanese: “ビラ”
  • Japanese: “ビラ地区”
  • Swedish: “Vila, Salomonöarna”

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