Lata is the provincial capital of Temotu Province, Solomon Islands.

Shipping service is irregular, but occasionally transport can be found to Honiara or the outer islands.

The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) used to provide its own helicopter flights fortnightly to Lata.

During the ethnic tensions of 2003, there were no problems in Lata, mainly due to its being so far away from the capital, Honiara.

Lata is serviced by one free to air analogue television channel broadcast in the VHF band on 175.25MHz providing a mix of sport and news content.