List of nature reserves in Tonga

This is a list of all nature reserves in Tonga , i.e. all recognized protected areas in the Pacific Kingdom of Tonga .

In total, almost 16 percent of the country's area has been declared a nature reserve. Around 1.5 percent of the sea area has been set up as marine protected areas.

Nature reserves

Surname	Size (km²)	proclamation	IUCN status	National status	Coordinates
Tofua National Park	49.90	2001	II (national park)	National park	19 ° 45 '10.3 "  S , 175 ° 4' 16.1"  W.
Kao National Park	12.50	2001	II (national park)	National park	19 ° 40 ′ 16.2 ″  S , 175 ° 0 ′ 55.6 ″  W.
Eua National Park	04.50	1992	II (national park)	National park	21 ° 23 ′ 48.8 "  S , 174 ° 54 ′ 18.3"  W.
Mount Talau National Park				National park
Va'epopua National Park				planned national park
Pangaimotu reef	00.49	1979	IV (reserve)	reserve	21 ° 7 '27.4 "  S , 175 ° 9" 31.1 "  W.
Monuafe Island Park and Reef	00.50	1979	IV (reserve)	reserve	21 ° 6 ′ 16.7 ″  S , 175 ° 8 ′ 26.1 ″  W.
Malinoa island park and reef	00.91	1979	IV (reserve)	reserve
Ha'atafu Beach	00.71	1979	IV (reserve)	reserve	21 ° 4 ′ 12.3 ″  S , 175 ° 20 ′ 7 ″  W.
Hakaumama'o reef	02.60	1979	IV (reserve)	reserve
Ha'apai	10,000	1979	V (protected area)	Protection area
Mui Hopo Hoponga coastal reserve	00.89	1972	V (protected area)	reserve
Fanga'uta and Fanga Kakau lagoons	28.35	1974	VI (marine reserve)	Marine reserve	21 ° 9 ′ 25.5 ″  S , 175 ° 12 ′ 11.8 ″  W.
Falevai	05.00		VI		18 ° 42 '28.7 "  S , 174 ° 2' 6.4"  W.
O'ua	48.75	2006	VI (protected area)	Protection area
Ovaka	09.56	2008		Protection area	18 ° 44 '39.3 "  S , 174 ° 6' 0.8"  W.
Felemea	16.27	2008		Protection area
Eueiki	02.81	2008		Protection area	21 ° 7 ′ 7.8 ″  S , 174 ° 58 ′ 55.2 ″  W.
Atata	06.18	2008		Protection area	21 ° 2 ′ 51.4 ″  S , 175 ° 15 ′ 14 ″  W.
Mounu Reef	00.20	2008		Protected area	21 ° 10 ′ 9.5 ″  S , 175 ° 7 ′ 36.2 ″  W.
Vaomopa	00.20			Nature reserve
Nukuhetulu	03.00				21 ° 10 ′ 2.5 ″  S , 175 ° 11 ′ 26.8 ″  W.
Neiafu wreck	00.00
Ha'afeva	11.28	2007		Protection area	19 ° 57 ′ 6 ″  S , 174 ° 42 ′ 55.7 ″  W.

Web links

• Department of Environment (English)

Individual references and sources

1. ^ Tonga, Asia & Pacific. Protected Planet. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
2. ^ Mandates of the Department of Environment. Department of Environment. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
3. ↑ Va'epopua National Park. Government of Tonga, January 25, 2016. ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

• Tonga, Asia & Pacific. Protected Planet. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

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