Vila

Vila
/vee"leuh/, n.
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu. 14,000.

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also called  Port-vila, 
      capital and largest town of the republic of Vanuatu, southwestern Pacific Ocean. Located on Mele Bay on the southwest coast of Éfaté, Vila is a port and the commercial centre of the island group. Although the town is French in appearance, the population is multinational, including British, French, Vanuatuans, and Vietnamese. The town has hospitals, a cultural centre, Kawenu College (training of primary teachers), and a meat cannery.

      Bauerfield, just outside the town, is the major international airport of the Republic of Vanuatu. Vila served as a base for the United States in World War II. Pop. (1979) urban area, 14,884; (1989) urban area, 19,311.

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