Port Vila /ˌpɔərt ˈviːlə/ is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an increase of 50% on the previous census result (29,356 in 1999). In 2009, the population of Port Vila formed 18.8% of the country's population.
Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, Port Vila is the economic and commercial centre of Vanuatu. Having won elections in 2005, as of 2008, Paul Avock Hungai is its mayor.
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