Malakula

Malakula
Map of Malakula
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates16°15′S 167°30′E / 16.250°S 167.500°E / -16.250; 167.500
ArchipelagoNew Hebrides
Area2,041 km2 (788 sq mi)
Highest elevation879 m (2884 ft)
Highest pointMount Liambele
Administration
Vanuatu
ProvinceMalampa
Largest settlementLakatoro
Demographics
Population22,934 (2009)
Ethnic groupsNi-Vanuatu

Malakula, also spelled Malekula, is the second-largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, formerly the New Hebrides, in Melanesia, a region of the Pacific Ocean.