Lakatoro
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Lakatoro is the capital of Malampa Province of the island country of Vanuatu. It is situated on the eastern shore of Malakula and is the largest settlement in that island. Lakatoro consists of a couple of retail shops, a supermarket, and a local market selling locally farmed goods.
Climate
{{Weather box
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| location = Lakatoro (1961–2008)
| Jan high C = 30.6
| Feb high C = 30.7
| Mar high C = 30.6
| Apr high C = 29.8
| May high C = 28.7
| Jun high C = 27.9
| Jul high C = 27.2
| Aug high C = 27.4
| Sep high C = 27.9
| Oct high C = 28.6
| Nov high C = 29.4
| Dec high C = 30.1
| Jan low C = 23.8
| Feb low C = 24.1
| Mar low C = 24.0
| Apr low C = 23.5
| May low C = 23.0
| Jun low C = 22.2
| Jul low C = 21.7
| Aug low C = 21.4
| Sep low C = 21.6
| Oct low C = 22.3
| Nov low C = 23.0
| Dec low C = 23.3
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 258.3
| Feb rain mm = 244.6
| Mar rain mm = 273.3
| Apr rain mm = 220.7
| May rain mm = 59.5
| Jun rain mm = 141.5
| Jul rain mm = 118.2
| Aug rain mm = 84.0
| Sep rain mm = 87.7
| Oct rain mm = 143.4
| Nov rain mm = 131.0
| Dec rain mm = 143.7
| unit rain days = 0.2 mm
| Jan rain days = 17
| Feb rain days = 17
| Mar rain days = 19
| Apr rain days = 18
| May rain days = 16
| Jun rain days = 13
| Jul rain days = 13
| Aug rain days = 12
| Sep rain days = 10
| Oct rain days = 12
| Nov rain days = 11
| Dec rain days = 14
| source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web
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|access-date = 18 August 2024}}
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Transportation
The town is served by Norsup Airport. There is a weekly shipping service from Port Vila (Efate) to Litzlitz (Malekula) to Luganville (Santo).
Banking
The National Bank of Vanuatu (NBV) is the only bank in Lakatoro. An agent for Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has a representative in Lakatoro who acts as an agent for their GoMoney product. The agent's office is at PIM Trading, next to the Market house.
Mobile
Telecom Vanuatu Limited (TVL) and Digicel (Digi) both provide mobile phone service in Lakatoro.