Pangai is the administrative capital village of the Haʻapai group in Tonga.
Town The village is on the western shore of LifukaTonga Islands Haapai Travel Guide and has a population of 1,026.
The village center is around the Catholic Church (Siasi Katolika)Ha'apai Pictures - Siasi Church, Pangai Village, Lifuka and Holopeka Road by the harbor. There are only a few shops and markets and one bank.
There are few historic sites besides some churches,Ha'apai Pictures - Church in Pangai, Lifuka Island Ha'apai Pictures - Wesleyan Church in Pangai, Lifuka Island a few Colonial styled houses and cemeteries.Ha'apai Pictures - Pangai Cemetery Ha'apai Pictures - Cemetery of European, Pangai
Transportation The island's Pilolevu Airport (Lifuka Island Airport, IATA code "HPA") is situated about 5 km north of Pangai.
There is a ferry dock, called the Pangai Ferry Terminal.
History The Methodist missionary Shirley Waldemar Baker, who was prime minister of Tonga under king George Tupou I, died in Pangai on 16 November 1903. His grave and monument in the cemetery still stand as a tourist attraction.
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External links Pictures from Pangai