Administrative divisions of Tonga
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Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
can be divided into 5 divisions and 23 districts.
- TongatapuTongatapuTongatapu is the main island of the Kingdom of Tonga and the location of its capital Nukualofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with approximately 71,260 residents , 70.5% of the national population...
- Kolofo'ou
- Kolomotu'a
- Vaini
- Tatakamotonga
- Lapaha
- Nukunuku
- KolovaiKolovaiKolovai is a village on the Tongan island of Tongatapu. Its 2006 population was 4,098.The village is notable for its lakalaka, the national dance of Tonga. A national monument has been proposed to preserve the site of the koka tree where members of the Tu'i Kanokupolu dynasty received investiture....
- Vava'uVava'uVavau is an island chain of one large island and 40 smaller ones in Tonga. According to tradition Maui fished both Tongatapu and Vavau but put a little more effort into the former. Vavau rises 204 meters above sea level...
- NeiafuNeiafu-Tonga:*Neiafu – the second largest town in Tonga, located on Vava'u island.*Neiafu – a small village at the western end of Tongatapu island....
- Pangaimotu
- Hahake
- Leimatu'a
- HihifoHihifoHihifo is the main village on the island of Niuatoputapu in Tonga.Hihifo is situated on the west side of Niuatoputapu and is the main centre for public and government facilities for the island residents, with a post office and police station.The other two villages on Niuatoputapu are Falehau and...
- MotuMotuMotu may refer to:*Motu language, a language of Papua New Guinea*Motu proprio, a type of Papal document*MOTU, also known as "Mark of the Unicorn", a maker of professional audio hardware and software...
- OfuOfuOfu may refer to*Ofu , an island and its village in Vava'u in Tonga*Ofu-Olosega, an island in the Manu'a group in American Samoa*Ofu, Nigeria, a town and Local Government Area in Kogi State...
- Neiafu
- Ha'apaiHa'apaiHaapai is a group of islands, islets, reefs and shoals in the central part of the Kingdom of Tonga, with the Tongatapu group to the south and the Vavau group to the north. Seventeen of the Haapai islands are populated....
- PangaiPangaiPangai is the administrative capital village of the Haapai Group in Tonga.-The Town:The village is on the western shore of Lifuka and has about 2,000 inhabitants ....
- FoaFoaFoa is an island in Tonga. It is located within the Haapai group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukualofa.Foa is linked to adjacent Lifuka Island by a causeway, and is located 640 meters northeast of Lifuka....
- Lulunga
- Mu'omu'a
- Ha'anoHa'anoHaano is an island in the Haapai islands of Tonga. To the south are the islands of Foa and Lifuka.The island is 6.58 km² in area. It is losing population, which sank from 588 in 1996 to 477 in 2006.The four villages are all located on the west coast...
- 'Uiha'UihaUiha is an island in Lifuka district, in the Haapai islands of Tonga. It had a population of 638 and an area of 5.36 km².More about Ha'apai at http://www.nelligennet.com/horst.com...
- Pangai
- 'Eua'EuaEua is a smaller but still major island in the kingdom of Tonga. It is close to Tongatapu, but forms a separate administrative division. It has an area of 87.44 km2, and a population in 2006 of 5,165 people.- Geography :...
- 'Eua Motu'a
- 'Eua Fo'ou
- Ongo Niua
- Niua Toputapu
- Niua Fo'ou