title: Lavungu
text: # Lavungu
  
  Lavungu (also spelt Lavanggu) is a village in the Solomon Islands, on Rennell Island in the Rennell and Bellona province.
  
  11°38′47.69″S 160°17′21.26″E﻿ / ﻿11.6465806°S 160.2892389°E﻿ / -11.6465806; 160.2892389
  
  ## Location
  
  Travel easterly for approx 1½ hrs, 30 km from Tigoa. Good for lobster diving, and has a lovely reef for swimming/snorkelling and a golden sand beach.
  
  ## Port
  
  MV Renbell anchors about 1 km off shore and supplies are shipped over the reef using banana boats / long boats.
  
  ## Population
  
  120 people approx.
  
  ## Religion
  
  (West Village) SSEC
  
  (East Village) BAPTIST
  
  ## Police
  
  Generally policing is serviced by the Tigoa police station
  
  