Lakatoro is the capital of

Malampa Province Malampa is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the center of the country. It consists of three main islands: Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, and takes its name from the first syllable of their names. It includes a number of other islands ...

of the island country of

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 ...

. It is situated on the eastern shore of

Malakula Malakula Island, also spelled Malekula, is the second-largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, formerly the New Hebrides, in Melanesia, a region of the Pacific Ocean. Location Malakula is separated from the islands of Espiritu Santo and Malo by ...

and is the largest settlement in that island. Lakatoro consists of a couple of retail shops, a supermarket, a local market selling locally farmed goods.

Transportation

The town is served by

Norsup Airport Norsup Airport is an airfield near Norsup on the island of Malakula, in the Malampa province in Vanuatu. It is one of three airfields on the island, the others being Lamap Airport and South West Bay in the south. Facilities The airport reside ...

. There is a weekly shipping service from Port Vila (Efate) to Litzlitz (Malekula) to Luganville (Santo).

Banking

The National Bank of Vanuatu (NBV) is the only bank in Lakatoro. An agent for

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) is an Australian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. It is Australia's second-largest bank by assets and fourth-largest bank by ma ...

has a representative in Lakatoro who acts as an agent for their GoMoney product. The agent's office is at PIM Trading, next to the Market house.

Communication

Mobile

Telecom Vanuatu Limited (TVL) and Digicel (Digi) both provide mobile phone service in Lakatoro. Populated places in Vanuatu Malampa Province {{Vanuatu-geo-stub