Foa (island)

Foa
Map of the island of Foa
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Archipelago	Ha'apai
Geographical location	19 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  S , 174 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 19 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  S , 174 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  W
length	7.5 km
width	3.2 km
surface	13.39 km²
Residents	1479 (2006) 110 inhabitants / km²
main place	Faleloa

Faleloa (2016)

Faleloa (2016)

Along with Lifuka, Foa is one of the two main islands of Ha'apai , an archipelago belonging to Tonga . The coral island has an area of ​​13.39 km² and is connected to the neighboring island of Lifuka in the south by a 1 km long bridge.

The population increased from 1,434 to 1,479 between the 1996 and 2006 censuses. It is divided into six villages:

• Fakale'ounga (185)
• Fotua (300)
• Lofotoa (397)
• Faleloa (401)
• Ha'afakahenga (115)
• Ha'ateiho si'i (81)

The last two villages mentioned are with Faleloa are sometimes regarded as belonging to Faleloa, so that the result is also four villages on Foa.

Petroglyphs can be found throughout the island .

Web links

• Tonga Islands Haapai Travel Guide (English)
• Description of the petroglyphs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PDF at www.pmo.gov.to  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.