Muʻa (Wallis and Futuna)
| District Mu'a Mu'a district
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| Country | France |
| Capital | Mala'efo'ou |
| surface | 26.3 km² |
| Residents | 2978 (2018) |
| density | 113 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | WF-UV |
Coordinates: 13 ° 20 ′ 25 ″ S , 176 ° 11 ′ 30 ″ W.
Muʻa ( Wallisian for "first"; also Mua ) is one of the three districts of the Kingdom of Uvea in the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna in the Pacific . It occupies the southern third of the island of Uvea and borders on Hahake in the north .
geography
The northern part is rather sparsely populated and covered by forest , while there are many settlements along the south coast . Mu'a is Uvea's district with the most villages, but not with the most inhabitants. In the northwest on the border with Hahake is the Lac Lalolalo ( German Lalolalo-See ). The islands of Faloa , Nukuatea , Nukumoto , Fenua Foʻou , Motu o Tupa , Îlot St. Christophe , Nukuato and Nukufetau also belong to Muʻa. All islands belong to the Wallis Islands .
Mu'a consists of ten villages with their own village chief, headed by a lazy man as administrator of the district:
| Village | Population (2013) |
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| Utufua | 615 |
| Halalo | 478 |
| Vaimalau | 382 |
| Lavegahau | 342 |
| Te'esi | 248 |
| Mala'efo'ou | 175 |
| Gahi | 249 |
| Tepa | 264 |
| Ha'atofo | 181 |
| Kolopopo | 112 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Populations légales des îles Wallis et Futuna en 2013. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), November 21, 2013, accessed on December 2, 2017 (French).
- ↑ Populations légales des îles Wallis et Futuna en 2013. Populations des villages. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), November 21, 2013, accessed on November 29, 2018 (French).