Malampa Provincial Government Council, Lakatoro, Malekula
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Malampa Provincial Government Council
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Paama area Council is one of the 10 Area Councils in Malampa Province. 

The Area Council Headquarter is located in Liro Paama and has a Sub Centre which was located in the Village of Vauleli in South Paama. 

The Total population is 1567, total households 408 and 22 communities altogether. 

The Area Council has divided its communities and villages into the 5 area council that has been setup. 

One Area Council was setup on the East of Paama which is the Luvil Area Council, two in South Paama Vauleli and Vutekai Area Council and two in North Paama Tahi and Liro Area Council. 

Paama Area Council is one of the smallest area council in Vanuatu with less population.

The Road condition has beginning better and better in the island of Paama. 

There are few access to the government services for instance, Education office, Health Facilities, Agriculture and Cooperative and other private services such as the Vanuatu National Bank, Western Union, Fish market, Police Station, Guest House and R/ Stores. 

Most of the Businesses and government services are located at Liro. 

The Council has its own vehicle and a solar power supply that provide electricity 24 hours and during the working days in the council buildings. Most of the sport activities happen every week on Friday at Liro. 

The Council has created its own generating incomes revenue since 2015 in  terms of the Vaum Guest House, Vaum Market House, Vaum Truck that provide services to the people, the Vaum Fish Market that sell fish to the people, Food Stall and also the money that it received from the Vanuatu National Bank building. 

The future project income plan that the council will carry out in 2022 is to setup a Council Stationary shop for copy & Printing, Laminate, scanned and build two rooms to accommodate the Education Office, Handicraft centre and Youth Centre.

The North East Area Council is one of the ten Area Councils in Malampa Province.

The Area Council Headquarter is located in Orap Village in North East Part of Malekula Island.

The area council administrates a total Population of six thousand six hundred and seventy five people.

This data was collected at 2020 through the statistic census, but the updated population may be increasing after the recent National Census. The total households of East area council are one thousand one hundred and fifty.

There are 26 Villages which also includes 4 off shores islands. People live on the island which is Atchin, Vao, Rano and Wala.

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About Malampa Province

Geography

Malampa Province is situated, in the most central part of Vanuatu with a land area of 2,779km². Its capital is Lakatoro on the island of Malekula. There are three islands in Malampa Province, Malekula, Ambrym and Paama islands.

Population

The province has a population of 41,506 people as per the mini-census of 2020 with 31,741 people on Malekula, 8,242 on Ambrym and 1,522 people on Paama Island.

Economy

About 80% of the population of Malampa is employed in the subsistence and semi-subsistence agricultural sector. The major commercial crop and livestock activities are centred on copra and beef which together make up 42% of the provincial economy.

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