| 词条 | Malo Island |
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| name = Malo | native_name = Tamambo | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = Island | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = Vanuatu | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Vanuatu | coordinates = {{coord|15|41|S|167|10|E|region:VU|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Vanuatu}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Sanma Province | established_title = | established_date = | seat_type = Municipality seat | seat = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 180 | area_rank = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 326 | elevation_max_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 4273 | population_as_of = 2009 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone = VUT | utc_offset = +11 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} Malo (formerly known as St. Bartholomew) is an island in Vanuatu, {{convert|3|km|abbr=on}} off the southern coast of Vanuatu's largest island Espiritu Santo in Sanma Province.[1][2] It has a circumference of {{convert|55|km|abbr=on}} and an area of {{convert|180|km²|abbr=on}}. GeographyLike most of Vanuatu, the island is of volcanic origin. The highest point on the island is Malo Peak, at {{convert|326|m|abbr=on}} above sea level.[3] The main products of the island are copra and cocoa grown on plantations.[2] DemographicsIn 1979, the island had a population of 2,312. The 1999 census found a population of 3,532. By the 2009 census, the total population had grown to 4,273, an increase of 21% since 1999.[4] Avunatari (Abnetare), the main center on the northwest coast, had 600 people in 1999.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}} There are two main cultural groups on the island of Malo, the cultural group of Auta that inhabits the western part of the island as well as the cultural group of Tinjivo that inhabits the eastern portion of the island. Both these cultural group speak a variant of the Tamambo language. Malo is also the name of the Austronesian language spoken on the island.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}} The earliest archaeological evidence of human habitation in Vanuatu is from a site on Malo that was settled circa 1400 BC. Artifacts from this early settlement are characteristic of the Lapita culture.[2] References1. ^{{cite web |title=Surrounding Islands |url=http://www.espiritusantotourism.com/about-espiritu-santo/surrounding-islands |publisher=Espiritu Santo Tourism |accessdate=17 August 2018}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web | title = Malo Island, Vanuatu | url = http://travel.vu/malo.html | author = John Seach |publisher=Vanuatu Travel | accessdate = 2012-02-18}} 3. ^{{cite book|last1=Siméoni|first1=Patricia|title=Atlas du Vanouatou|date=2009|publisher=Éditions Géo-consultre|location=Port-Vila|isbn=978-2-9533362-0-7|page=31}} 4. ^{{citation |title=2009 National Census of Population and Housing Summary Release |url=http://www.governmentofvanuatu.gov.vu/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=3&Itemid=230 |publisher=Vanuatu National Statistics Office |location=Port Vila, Vanuatu |date=31 August 2009 |accessdate=23 February 2012}} }}{{Commons category|Malo Island}} {{Provinces and islands of Vanuatu}}{{Vanuatu-geo-stub}} 2 : Islands of Vanuatu|Sanma Province |
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