Pangai

Pangai

Pangai is the administrative capital village of the Haokinaapai Group in Tonga.

The Town

The village is on the western shore of Lifuka and has about 2.000 inhabitants ( [http://www.pacific-travel-guides.com/tonga-islands/travel-guide/haapai.html 1] ). The coordinates are coord|19|48|12|S|174|20|56|W

The village center is around the catholic church "Siasi Church" and "Holopeka Road" ( [http://www.marinerscafetonga.com/sitebuilder/images/pangai_village-716x656.jpg2] ) 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 islands airport "Pilolevu" (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.

External links

* [http://www.taufonua.com/haapai.html About Pangai]
* [http://www.marinerscafetonga.com/sitebuilder/images/pangai_village-716x656.jpgMap of Pangai]
* [http://www.tonga.pictures-pacific.com/haapai/index.html Pictures from Pangai]


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