{{More citations needed|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Lenakel |other_name = |native_name = |settlement_type = Town |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map = Vanuatu |pushpin_label_position = left |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Vanuatu |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Vanuatu}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Tafea Province |subdivision_type2 = Island |subdivision_name2 = Tanna |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_total_km2 = ||population_as_of = 2009 |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |timezone = VUT |utc_offset = +11 |coordinates = {{coord|19|32|S|169|16|E|region:VU|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Lenakel''' is the largest town on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. It has a population of 1,473.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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 | width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = yes | 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<ref>{{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}}</ref> }}
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