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Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu and is located on the island of Efate. Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040,〔Vanuatu National Statistics Office 2009, (The 2009 Vanuatu National Population And Housing Census ), Government of Vanuatu, Port Vila.〕 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, and 66.9% of the population of Efate. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, Port Vila is the economic and commercial centre of Vanuatu. The current mayor is Ulrich Sumptoh, of the Union of Moderate Parties, elected in January 2014; his deputy is Leimara Malachi, of the Vanua'aku Pati.〔("New mayor for Vanuatu's Port Vila" ), Radio New Zealand International, 27 January 2014〕 On March 13, 2015, Port Vila bore extensive damage from Cyclone Pam. == Name == Locally the town is most commonly referred to simply as "Vila" (with a long ''i'' sound, not like English "villa"). The name of the area is ''Efil'' in the native South Efate language and ''Ifira'' in neighbouring Mele-Fila language. ''Vila'' is a variant of these names. Today, Ifira refers to the small island in Vila harbour where many of the area's traditional landowners reside. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Port Vila」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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