Port Vato Explained

Port Vato
Native Name:Langievot
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:250
Timezone:VUT
Utc Offset:+11
Coordinates:-16.3275°N 168.0442°W
Elevation M:33

Port Vato is a village at the south coast of the island of Ambrym in Vanuatu with about 200 inhabitants.

The village has a Presbyterian church and a primary school (French and English), which is shared with the neighboring villages of Lonmei and Lalinda. It can be reached by dirt road from the airfield in Craig Cove. It has two guest houses for visitors. Visits to the volcanoes, Mt. Benbow and Mt. Marum, can be arranged from there.

Name

The name of the village refers to the stone reef visible at low tides at the black sand beach (vato meaning "stone"). In the local language Daakie, the village is called Langievot, meaning "at the end of the stones".