Neiafu (Vavaʻu)

Neiafu
Neiafu
Coordinates	18 ° 39 ′  S , 173 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 18 ° 39 ′  S , 173 ° 59 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Tonga
division	Vava'u
Residents	4051 (2011)
Aerial view of Neiafu

Neiafu is the largest city, an administrative district and the capital of the Vavaʻu archipelago in the north of the Pacific Kingdom of Tonga .

Neiafu has 4051 inhabitants (as of 2011)

The city is located on the Port of Refuge , a deep sea port on the south coast of the main island of the Vavaʻu Archipelago, which is also served by cruise ships. The highest point is 113  m of Mount Talau with its characteristic flattened silhouette. In Neiafu there are banks, schools, a police station and a hospital.

administration

In 2006 the district had 5787 inhabitants. It is divided into the villages of Neiafu (4123 inhabitants), Makave (485), Toula (389), Utui (268), Ofu (128), Okoa (305), ʻOloʻua (89) and Kenutu (0).

tourism

Because of the location, the anchorages and the possibilities for supplies and repairs, Neiafu is popular with sailing and cruise tourists. One of the popular places is Mala Island, west of Neiafu.

Cinematic reception

Neiafu is a location for the film "Somewhere in Tonga" by Florian Schewe from 2017.

literature

• AH Wood: History and Geography of Tonga , Wilton and Horton, Nukuʻalofa 1938.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tonga 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Tonga Department of Statistics, 2011, accessed September 6, 2017 . 
2. ↑ geonames.org .
3. ↑ geonames .