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Pangai

Coordinates: 19°48′12″S 174°20′56″W / 19.80333°S 174.34889°W / -19.80333; -174.34889
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Ha'apai Islads, Pangai on the western coast of Lifuka

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 coordinates are 19°48′12″S 174°20′56″W / 19.80333°S 174.34889°W / -19.80333; -174.34889

The village center is around the Catholic church (Siasi Katolika) and Holopeka Road by the harbor. There are only a few shops and markets and one bank.

There are few historic sites besides the church and a few Colonial styled houses.

The island's Pilolevu Airport (Lifuka Island Airport, airport code "HPA") is situated about 5 km north of Pangai.

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 touristic attraction.

References

  1. ^ Tonga Islands Haapai Travel Guide

19°48′12″S 174°20′56″W / 19.80333°S 174.34889°W / -19.80333; -174.34889

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