Torba Province
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Coordinates: 13°45′S 167°30′E / 13.75°S 167.5°E
Torba (or TorBa) is the northernmost province of Vanuatu, including the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. Its capital is Sola.
The modern name Torba is derived from the initial letters of Torres and Banks.
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[edit] Facts
The province has a population of 9,359 people[1] and an area of 882 km².
[edit] Islands
- Banks Islands
- Torres Islands
[edit] Culture and languages
Seventeen languages, all Oceanic, are spoken in the Torba province.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ (PDF) 2009 National Census of Population and Housing: Summary Release. Vanuatu National Statistics Office. 2009. http://www.spc.int/prism/country/vu/stats/Publications/2009%20Census%20Summary%20release%20final.pdf. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ François (2005). A list and map of these 17 languages of Torba province can be found on this page.
[edit] Bibliography
- François, Alexandre (2005), "Unraveling the history of vowels in seventeen north Vanuatu languages", Oceanic Linguistics 44 (2): 443–504, http://alex.francois.free.fr/data/AlexFrancois_VowelsNorthernVanuatu_OL44-2.pdf
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