Saratamata | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Vanuatu |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vanuatu |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Vanuatu |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Penama Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Island |
Subdivision Name2: | Ambae Island |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Population As Of: | 2020 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | VUT |
Utc Offset: | +11 |
Coordinates: | -15.2875°N 167.9903°W |
Elevation M: | 150 |
Saratamata is the capital of Penama Province of the island country of Vanuatu.[2] It is situated on the eastern shore of Ambae Island and is the largest settlement in that island.
There are a couple of retail shops, a restaurant, a guest house and a local market selling locally farmed goods. Saratamata is served by a small airfield located in the nearby settlement of Longana with regular domestic flights to Port Vila and Luganville operated by Air Vanuatu.