Independence Park

Independence Park is a park in Shefa, Vanuatu. Independence Park is situated nearby to Independence Playground, as well as near the police station Police Academy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Vanuatu and Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur.

National Museum of Vanuatu

Museum

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The National Museum of Vanuatu is located in the Vanuatu Cultural Centre in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It specializes in exhibits relating to the culture and history of this group of islands in the South Pacific. National Museum of Vanuatu is situated 580 metres south of Independence Park.

Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur

Church

Photo: Gérard Janot, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur is a modern Catholic cathedral in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It is the seat of the Diocese of Port-Vila. The church is dedicated to the sacred Heart of Jesus. Bishop Jean Bosco Baremes has served as Bishop of Port Vila since 2009. Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur is situated 640 metres north of Independence Park.

Port Vila Central Hospital

Hospital

Port Vila Central Hospital is a rural general hospital in Efate, Vanuatu, near the capital of Port Vila. Situated on a hillside overlooking the lagoon, it has over 200 beds and 6 full-time doctors, with four wards—medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity. Port Vila Central Hospital is situated 590 metres southeast of Independence Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Vila and Pango.

Port Vila

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Port Vila is the capital of Vanuatu. Vanuatu's largest town, with some 50,000 people, it lies on the south coast of the island of Efate in the province of Shefa, right in the middle of the archipelago.

Pango

Village

Pango is a community located on the southern coast of Efate, Vanuatu. It is considered peri-urban and is located seven kilometers away from Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu. The name Pango was given by early Samoan missionaries who arrived in the 1840s. Pango is situated 5 km southwest of Independence Park.

Independence Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Shefa, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-17.74013° or 17° 44′ 25″ south

Longitude

168.31685° or 168° 19′ 1″ east

Open location code

5VJC7858+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 307095393

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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In Other Languages

“Independence Park” goes by many names.

French: “Parc de l’Indépendance”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Police Academy and Paton Memorial Church (PMC).

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