title: Ifira
text: # Ifira
  
  Ifira is an offshore island of Efate, located in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Ifira lies off the coast of Efate Island in Vila harbour. Ifira spans about 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from the north to the south and 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from the east to the west. The newly completed Lapetasi International Container Terminal is situated on the island. The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 20 metres (66 ft).
  
  ## Population
  
  As of 2015, the official local population was 721 people in 146 households. Local people speak the Mele-Ifira language (or Ifira-Mele), which is a Polynesian language also spoken in Mele and Efate.
  
  