Emiotungan Explained

Emiotungan
Other Name:Meltungon
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vanuatu
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Vanuatu
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Vanuatu
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Malampa Province
Subdivision Type2:Island
Subdivision Name2:Ambrym
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:70
Timezone:VUT
Utc Offset:+11
Coordinates:-16.2489°N 167.9514°W

Emiotungan, also Meltungon, is an inland village of about 70 inhabitants in the southwestern part of the island of Ambrym in Vanuatu.

Emiotungan, which means house of fight in the local Daakaka language, has a recognized nasara, a cult place used for ceremonies. It also has a Presbyterian church, an anglophone primary school shared with the coastal village of Baiap, and two guest houses for visitors.

Transportation

Connected to the airfield of Craig Cove by dirt road, it has an access road to the caldera with the two active volcanoes, Mt. Benbow and Mt. Marum.