Pangai is the administrative capital village of the Haapai Group in

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Town

The village is on the western shore of Lifuka and has a population of 1,026. The village center is around the Catholic Church (''Siasi Katolika'')Ha'apai Pictures - Siasi Church, Pangai Village, Lifuka
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, a few

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d houses and cemeteries.Ha'apai Pictures - Cemetery of European, Pangai

Transportation

The island's ''Pilolevu'' Airport ( Lifuka Island Airport,

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"HPA") is situated about 5 km north of Pangai. There is a ferry dock, called the Pangai Ferry Terminal.

History

The

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missionary

Shirley Waldemar Baker Shirley Waldemar Baker (1836 – 16 November 1903) was a Methodist missionary in Tonga. He was the founder of the Free Church of Tonga and enjoyed significant influence during the reign of George Tupou I, who made him prime minister. Early life ...

, who was prime minister of Tonga under king

George Tupou I George Tupou I (4 December 1797 – 18 February 1893), originally known as Tāufaʻāhau I, was the first king of modern Tonga. He adopted the name Siaosi (originally Jiaoji), the Tongan equivalent of '' George'', after King George III of the ...

, died in Pangai on 16 November 1903. His grave and monument in the cemetery still stand as a tourist attraction.

References

External links

Pictures from Pangai
{{Authority control Populated places in Haʻapai