Pangai
Pangai is the administrative capital village of the Haʻapai Group in Tonga.
The Town
The village is on the western shore of Lifuka and has about 2,000 inhabitants.[1]
The village center is around the Catholic Church (Siasi Katolika)[2] and Holopeka Road by the harbor. There are only a few shops and markets and one bank.
There are few historic sites besides some churches,[2][3][4] a few Colonial styled houses and cemeteries.[5][6]
Transportation
The island's Pilolevu Airport (Lifuka Island Airport, IATA code "HPA") is situated about 5 km north of Pangai.
There is a ferry dock, called the Pangai Ferry Terminal.
History
The Methodist missionary Shirley Waldemar Baker, who was prime minister of Tonga under king George Tupou I, died in Pangai on 16 November 1903. His grave and monument in the cemetery still stand as a tourist attraction.
References
- ^ Tonga Islands Haapai Travel Guide Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Ha'apai Pictures - Siasi Church, Pangai Village, Lifuka Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ha'apai Pictures - Church in Pangai, Lifuka Island Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ha'apai Pictures - Wesleyan Church in Pangai, Lifuka Island Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ha'apai Pictures - Pangai Cemetery Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ha'apai Pictures - Cemetery of European, Pangai Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
