Isangel is a town in

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

. Located on the island of Tanna, it is the provincial administrative capital of

Tafea Province Tafea is the southernmost of the six provinces of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province: Tanna, Aneityum, Futuna, Erromango and Aniwa. History Unlike the other provinces of Vanuatu, the territoria ...

Population

The town has a population of about 1,200, most of them

Melanesia Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from Indonesia's New Guinea in the west to Fiji in the east, and includes the Arafura Sea. The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Va ...

ns; the major languages of the area are

Lenakel language Lenakel, or West Tanna, is a dialect chain spoken on the western coast of Tanna Island in Vanuatu. Lenakel is one of five languages spoken on Tanna. The native name for the language is ''Netvaar'', and speakers refer to their language as ''Nakar ...

, and the national tongue

Bislama Bislama (; ; also known by its earlier French name, ) is an English-based creole language and one of the official languages of Vanuatu. It is the first language of many of the "Urban ni-Vanuatu" (citizens who live in Port Vila and Luganville) ...

, an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

creole. Populated places in Vanuatu Tafea Province {{Vanuatu-geo-stub