Sorin Cosoveanu and Samuel Villavicencio have sent me lists of the area councils and municipalities of Vanuatu. If
Lenakel was made a municipality in 2008, this list should be valid as of just before that time.
| Division | HASC | Typ | Capital |
|---|
| Aneityum | VU.TF.AM | a | Anelghowhat |
| Aniwa | VU.TF.AW | a | Ikaokao |
| Bangan-Vanua | VU.PM.BV | a | |
| Canal-Fanafo | VU.SN.CF | a | |
| Central Malekula | VU.ML.CM | a | Lakatoro |
| Central Pentecost 1 | VU.PM.CP | a | |
| Central Pentecost 2 | VU.PM.CC | a | |
| Central Torba | VU.TR.CT | a | Sola |
| East Malo | VU.SN.EM | a | |
| East Santo | VU.SN.ES | a | |
| Emau | VU.SE.EM | a | |
| Erakor | VU.SE.EK | a | |
| Eratap | VU.SE.EP | a | |
| Eton | VU.SE.ET | a | Eton |
| Futuna | VU.TF.FU | a | Mohoun'gha |
| Ifira | VU.SE.IF | a | |
| Luganville | VU.SN.LU | m | |
| Lungei-Tagaro | VU.PM.LT | a | |
| Makimae | VU.SE.MK | a | |
| Malorua | VU.SE.MR | a | |
| Mele | VU.SE.ML | a | |
| Middle Bush Tanna | VU.TF.MT | a | |
| Nguna | VU.SE.NG | a | |
| North Ambae | VU.PM.NA | a | |
| North Ambrym | VU.ML.NA | a | |
| North East Malekula | VU.ML.NE | a | Walarano |
| North Efate | VU.SE.NE | a | |
| North Erromango | VU.TF.NE | a | |
| North Pentecost | VU.PM.NP | a | Loltong |
| North Santo | VU.SN.NS | a | |
| North Tanna | VU.TF.NT | a | |
| North Tongoa | VU.SE.NT | a | |
| North West Malekula | VU.ML.NW | a | Tontar |
| North West Santo | VU.SN.NW | a | |
| Northern Torba | VU.TR.NT | a | Lunghariki |
| Paama | VU.ML.PA | a | Liro |
| Pango | VU.SE.PA | a | |
| Port Vila | VU.SE.PV | m | |
| South Ambae | VU.PM.SA | a | |
| South East Ambrym | VU.ML.SA | a | Eas |
| South East Malekula | VU.ML.SE | a | Tisman |
| South East Santo | VU.SN.SE | a | |
| South Erromango | VU.TF.SE | a | |
| South Maewo | VU.PM.SM | a | |
| South Malekula | VU.ML.SM | a | Lamap |
| South Pentecost | VU.PM.SP | a | |
| South Santo | VU.SN.SS | a | |
| South Tanna | VU.TF.ST | a | |
| South West Malekula | VU.ML.SW | a | Wintua |
| South West Tanna | VU.TF.SW | a | |
| Southern Torba | VU.TR.ST | a | |
| Tongariki | VU.SE.TO | a | |
| Varisu | VU.SE.VS | a | |
| Vermali | VU.SE.VM | a | Ringdove |
| Vermaul | VU.SE.VL | a | |
| West Ambae | VU.PM.WA | a | |
| West Ambrym | VU.ML.WA | a | |
| West Malo | VU.SN.WM | a | |
| West Santo | VU.SN.WS | a | |
| West Tanna | VU.TF.WT | a | |
| Whitesands Tanna | VU.TF.WS | a | Whitesands |
| Yarsu | VU.SE.YA | a | |
|
Change history: 
1989-05-16: The secondary subdivisions of Vanuatu according to the 1989 census were as follows.
| Island | Council | Population |
|---|
| Aneityum | VU.TA | 543 |
| Aniwa | VU.TA | 361 |
| Big Bay | VU.SM | 2,067 |
| Buninga | VU.SH | 140 |
| Central Malakula | VU.MA | 3,607 |
| Central Pentecost | VU.PR | 4,470 |
| Central Tongoa | VU.SH | 709 |
| East Aoba | VU.AO | |
| East Efate | VU.EF | 1,070 |
| East Epi | VU.EP | 1,116 |
| East Erromango | VU.TA | 519 |
| East Malakula | VU.MA | 2,852 |
| East Santo | VU.SM | 3,011 |
| East Tanna | VU.TA | 4,924 |
| Emae | VU.SH | 786 |
| Emao | VU.EF | 541 |
| Erakor | VU.EF | 1,412 |
| Fanafo-Canal | VU.SM | 2,220 |
| Futuna | VU.TA | 431 |
| Gaua, Merig | VU.BA | 1,302 |
| Ifira | VU.EF | 802 |
| Luganville | VU.SM | 6,983 |
| Makira | VU.SH | 90 |
| Mataso | VU.SH | 104 |
| Mele | VU.EF | 2,622 |
| Mere Lava | VU.BA | 815 |
| Mota | VU.BA | 572 |
| Mota Lava | VU.BA | 1,189 |
| Nguma-Pele | VU.EF | 1,203 |
| North Ambrym | VU.AM | 3,318 |
| North Aoba | VU.AO | |
| North East Malakula | VU.MA | 4,951 |
| North Efate | VU.EF | 1,893 |
| North Epi | VU.EP | 988 |
| North Maewo | VU.AO | |
| North Malo | VU.SM | 1,903 |
| North Paama | VU.PA | 1,095 |
| North Pentecost | VU.PR | 4,076 |
| North Tanna | VU.TA | 4,619 |
| North Tongoa | VU.SH | 839 |
| North West Malakula | VU.MA | 3,031 |
| North West Santo | VU.SM | 903 |
| Pango | VU.EF | 758 |
| Port Vila | VU.EF | 19,311 |
| South Aoba | VU.AO | |
| South East Ambrym | VU.AM | 1,551 |
| South East Malakula | VU.MA | 3,008 |
| South East Santo | VU.SM | 1,719 |
| South Efate | VU.EF | 1,256 |
| South Epi | VU.EP | 613 |
| South Maewo | VU.AO | |
| South Malo | VU.SM | 977 |
| South Paama | VU.PA | 601 |
| South Pentecost | VU.PR | 2,795 |
| South Santo | VU.SM | 4,513 |
| South Tanna | VU.TA | 2,292 |
| South Tongoa | VU.SH | 960 |
| South West Malakula | VU.MA | 1,849 |
| Tongariki | VU.SH | 347 |
| Torres | VU.BA | 464 |
| Uraparapara | VU.BA | 277 |
| Vanua Lava | VU.BA | 1,366 |
| West Ambrym | VU.AM | 2,322 |
| West Aoba | VU.AO | |
| West Epi | VU.EP | 911 |
| West Erromango | VU.TA | 735 |
| West Santo | VU.SM | 1,285 |
| West Tanna | VU.TA | 7,999 |
| 14 islands | | 47,892 |
- Council: HASC code for island
council (1989).
- Population: 1989-05-16 census.
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Other names of subdivisions:
- Bangan-Vanua: North Maewo (variant)
- Lungei-Tagaro: East Ambae (variant)
- Middle Bush Tanna: Middlebush (variant)
- North Santo: Big Bay (obsolete)
- Varisu: East Epi (variant)
- Vermali: North Epi (variant)
- Vermaul: West Epi (variant)
- Yarsu: South Epi (variant)
Sources:
- [1] 1989 Census of
Vanuatu
(retrieved 2010-07-31).