Lenakel
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|subdivision_name1 = Tafea Province
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|subdivision_name2 = Tanna
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Lenakel is the largest town on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. It has a population of 1,473.{{Cite web|title=Population of Lenakel in 2019 2020 - statistics|url=https://all-populations.com/en/vu/population-of-lenakel.html|access-date=2020-08-25|website=All-populations.com|language=en}}
It is located on the west coast of the island near the administrative capital of Isangel and serves as a major port of entry.
Language
It is the center of the Lenakel language, one of the five Tanna languages native to the island; Vanuatu's official tongue, the English creole Bislama is spoken as well.
Climate
{{Weather box
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| location = Lenakel (1998–2008)
| Jan high C = 30.4
| Feb high C = 30.7
| Mar high C = 30.4
| Apr high C = 29.2
| May high C = 27.8
| Jun high C = 26.7
| Jul high C = 25.4
| Aug high C = 25.4
| Sep high C = 26.7
| Oct high C = 27.4
| Nov high C = 28.7
| Dec high C = 29.8
| Jan low C = 22.9
| Feb low C = 23.3
| Mar low C = 23.2
| Apr low C = 22.2
| May low C = 20.6
| Jun low C = 19.1
| Jul low C = 18.0
| Aug low C = 17.8
| Sep low C = 18.6
| Oct low C = 19.1
| Nov low C = 20.4
| Dec low C = 21.4
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 175.8
| Feb rain mm = 184.9
| Mar rain mm = 209.7
| Apr rain mm = 175.5
| May rain mm = 81.3
| Jun rain mm = 72.2
| Jul rain mm = 59.3
| Aug rain mm = 50.8
| Sep rain mm = 51.2
| Oct rain mm = 55.4
| Nov rain mm = 64.8
| Dec rain mm = 76.7
| unit rain days = 0.2 mm
| Jan rain days = 15
| Feb rain days = 14
| Mar rain days = 16
| Apr rain days = 14
| May rain days = 11
| Jun rain days = 9
| Jul rain days = 9
| Aug rain days = 9
| Sep rain days = 9
| Oct rain days = 9
| Nov rain days = 7
| Dec rain days = 8
| source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web
|url = https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1470
|title = World Weather Information Service
|publisher = World Meteorological Organization
|access-date = 18 August 2024}}
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