Niutao (District)

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Location of the administrative district in Tuvalu with the island of Niutao in the north and Niulakita in the south

Niutao is one of the eight administrative districts ( Falekaupule ) of the Pacific island state of Tuvalu . It is made up of the island of the same name Niutao and the island of Niulakita , which was only populated in 1949 . The two islands are about 570 kilometers apart.

The district is headed by an island council ( Kaupule ) with six members. The main town is Kulia on Niutao.

island main place surface Mono-
inhabitants 2
Islands Villages Coordinates
Niutao Kulia 2.53 km² 606 1 2 6 ° 7 ′  S , 177 ° 21 ′  E
Niulakita Niulakita 0.42 km² 27 2 1 10 ° 47 ′  S , 179 ° 28 ′  E
Kulia 2.95 km² 633 3 3
2 2012 census

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Falekaupule Act. Government of Tuvalu, 1997, No. 8; 2008 revised edition, CAP. 4.08, Schedule 1, p. 56, accessed on July 29, 2014
  2. ^ The local government system in Tuvalu, Summary. Commonwealth Local Government Forum, unknown date , p. 230, accessed July 29, 2014