Saratamata is the capital of Penama Province of the island country of

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.Saratamata ca. 150 m

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It is situated on the eastern shore of Ambae Island and is the largest settlement in that island.

Economy and infrastructure

There are a couple of retail shops, a restaurant, a guest house and a local market selling locally farmed goods. Saratamata is served by a small airfield located in the nearby settlement of Longana with regular domestic flights to

Port Vila Port Vila ( ; ), or simply Vila (), is the capital of Vanuatu and its largest city. It is on the island of Efate, in Shefa Province. The population was 49,034 as of the 2020 census. In 2020, the population of Port Vila formed 16.3% of the ...

and

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operated by Air Vanuatu.

References

Populated places in Vanuatu Penama Province {{Vanuatu-geo-stub