Provinces of Vanuatu 606333 221470921 2008-06-24T17:20:49Z 158.227.207.166 [[es:Organización territorial de Vanuatu]] {{combi}} |[[Image:Vanuatu regions.png|right|250px|Provinces of Vanuatu]] |{{Politics of Vanuatu}} |} '''[[Vanuatu]]''' has been divided into six [[province]]s since [[1994]]. The names in English of all provinces are derived from the initial letters of their constituent islands: # [[Malampa Province|Malampa]] (Malakula, Ambrym, Paama) # [[Penama Province|Penama]] (Pentecost, Ambae, Maewo) (in French, Pénama) # [[Sanma Province|Sanma]] (Santo, Malo) # [[Shefa Province|Shefa]] (Shepherds group, Efate) (in French, Shéfa) # [[Tafea Province|Tafea]] (Tanna, Aniwa, Futuna, Erromango, Aneityum) (in French, Taféa) # [[Torba Province|Torba]] (Torres islands, Banks islands) From [[1985]] to [[1994]] it was divided into eleven island regions: * [[Ambae]] and [[Maéwo]] (capital [[Longana]]) * [[Ambrym]] (capital [[Eas]]) * [[Banks Islands, Vanuatu|Banks]] and [[Torres Islands|Torres]] (capital [[Sola, Vanuatu|Sola]]) * [[Éfaté]] (capital [[Port Vila]]) * [[Épi]] (capital [[Ringdove]]) * [[Malekula]] (capital [[Lakatoro]]) * [[Paama]] (capital [[Liro]]) * [[Pentecost Island|Pentecost]] (capital [[Loltong]]) * [[Santo, Vanuatu|Santo]] and [[Malo Island|Malo]] (capital [[Luganville]]) * [[Shepherd Islands|Shepherd]] (capital [[Morua]]) * [[Taféa]] (capital [[Isangel]]) During the Condominium era the group was divided into four administrative districts: * Southern District * Central District 1 * Central District 2 * Northern District ==External links== * {{statoids|id=uvu|title=Provinces of Vanuatu}} {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Oceanian countries}} [[Category:Provinces of Vanuatu| ]] [[Category:First-level administrative country subdivisions]] [[de:Provinzen von Vanuatu]] [[es:Organización territorial de Vanuatu]] [[fr:Subdivision du Vanuatu]] [[it:Suddivisioni di Vanuatu]] [[nl:Provincies van Vanuatu]] [[pl:Podział administracyjny Vanuatu]] [[pt:Subdivisões de Vanuatu]] [[ru:Административное деление Вануату]]