Epi (island)

Epi
Map of Epi
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates16°53′S 168°18′E / 16.89°S 168.30°E / -16.89; 168.30
ArchipelagoVanuatu
Area444 km2 (171 sq mi)
Highest elevation833 m (2733 ft)
Highest pointMount Pomare
Administration
Vanuatu
ProvinceShefa Province
Demographics
Population5,207 (2009)
Pop. density6.84/km2 (17.72/sq mi)

Epi (or Épi, Api; formerly known as Tasiko or Volcano Island) is an island in Shefa Province, Vanuatu, at the north end of the Shepherd Islands.

The island is 43 kilometres (27 mi) long northwest–southeast, and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide, with an area of 444 square kilometres (171 sq mi). Its shoreline measures 130 km. In 1986 it had a population of 3,035 but in 2009 it had increased to 5,200.[1][2]

  1. ^ 2009 Census Summary release final Archived December 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine - Government of Vanuatu
  2. ^ "Vanuatu". Haos Blong Volkeno. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.