Torba Province
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Torba (or TorBa) is the northernmost and least populous province of Vanuatu.
It consists of the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. It has an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. Its capital is Sola on Vanua Lava.
The province's name is derived from the initial letters of TORres and BAnks.
Administrative divisions
Torba Province are subdivided into nine area councils, which are further subdivided into populated places (i.e.: villages, communities, etc.). These area councils are, in geographical order (from NW to SE):
- Torres Area Council
- Ureparapara Area Council
- Motalava Area Council
- East Vanualava Area Council
- West Vanualava Area Council
- Mota Area Council
- East Gaua Area Council
- West Gaua Area Council
- Merelava-Merig Area Council
Islands
These are the main islands of Torba Province, excluding smaller and uninhabited islets.
- Banks Islands
| Name | Population | Area in km2 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaua | 2,491 | 342 |
| Kwakéa | 26 | 1.2 |
| Merelava | 647 | 18 |
| Merig | 12 | 0.5 |
| Mota | 683 | 9.5 |
| Motalava | 1,451 | 24 |
| Ra | 189 | 0.5 |
| Ureparapara | 437 | 39 |
| Vanua Lava | 2,597 | 314 |
- Torres Islands
| Name | Population | Area in km2 |
|---|---|---|
| Hiw | 269 | 51 |
| Linua | 0 | 2.5 |
| Lo | 210 | 11.9 |
| Metoma | 13 | 3 |
| Tegua | 58 | 30.8 |
| Toga | 276 | 18.8 |
Population
The province had a population of 9,359 in 2009, 10,161 in 2016, and 11,002 in 2020.[1][2][3]
Languages
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The Torba province has seventeen languages, which are all Oceanic.[4][5] From north to south, they are: Hiw, Lo-Toga, Lehali, Löyöp, Volow, Mwotlap, Lemerig, Vera'a, Vurës, Mwesen, Mota, Nume, Dorig, Koro, Olrat, Lakon, and Mwerlap.[6] With an average of 550 speakers per language, Torba is one of the most linguistically dense areas of Vanuatu, which is itself the country with the highest density of languages per capita in the world.
References
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- ↑ List and map of the 17 languages of Torba province.
- ↑ François et al. (2015).
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