Administrative division of Tonga
The administrative structure of Tonga is based on the division into divisions ( Tongan ngaahi vahe ) at the highest level. This is each a governor ( governor before). These divisions are in turn into districts ( ngaahi vahefonua ), each of which is administered by a district administrator ( District Officers ; kau ʻofisa fakavahefonua ). The smallest administrative unit are the villages ( ngaahi kolo ), of which there are 155 (as of September 2017). In them the administrative chairmanship is incumbent on the town administrators ( Town Officers ; kau ʻofisa kolo ). Elections must be held every three years.
A distinction is also made (as of September 2017) between 170 populated and 7 uninhabited villages.
In addition, the kingdom is divided into 17 constituencies ( constituencies ), which in turn are used in censuses in Tonga .
Divisions
division | Area (km²) |
Residents 1986 |
Population 1996 |
Residents 2006 |
Residents 2011 |
Capital |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ʻEua | 87.44 | 4,393 | 4,934 | 5.206 | 5,016 | ʻOhonua |
Ha'apai | 109.98 | 8,919 | 8,138 | 7,570 | 6,616 | Pangai |
Ongo Niua | 71.69 | 2,368 | 2,018 | 1,665 | 1,282 | Hihifo |
Tongatapu | 260.48 | 63,794 | 66,979 | 72.045 | 76,082 | Nuku'alofa |
Vava'u | 119.00 | 15,175 | 15,595 | 15,075 | 14,922 | Neiafu |
Tonga | 648.59 | 94,649 | 97,784 | 101.991 | 103.252 | Nuku'alofa |
Districts
No. | District | division | main place |
---|---|---|---|
41 | Kolofo'ou | Tongatapu | Nukuʻalofa -West |
42 | Kolomotuʻa | Tongatapu | Nuku'alofa-East |
43 | Vaini | Tongatapu | Vaini |
44 | Tatakamotonga | Tongatapu | Tatakamotonga |
45 | Lapaha | Tongatapu | Lapaha |
46 | Nukunuku | Tongatapu | Nukunuku |
47 | Kolovai | Tongatapu | Kolovai |
51 | Neiafu | Vava'u | Neiafu |
52 | Pangaimotu | Vava'u | Pangaimotu |
53 | Hahake | Vava'u | Ta'anea |
54 | Leimatuʻa | Vava'u | Leimatuʻa |
55 | Hihifo | Vava'u | Longomapu |
56 | Motu | Vava'u | Hunga |
21st | Lifuka | Ha'apai | Pangai |
22nd | Foa | Ha'apai | Lotofoa |
23 | Lulunga | Ha'apai | Ha'afeva |
24 | Mu'omu'a | Ha'apai | Nomuka |
25th | Ha'ano | Ha'apai | Fakakai |
26th | 'Uiha | Ha'apai | 'Uiha |
11 | ʻEua Motuʻa | ʻEua | ʻOhonua |
12 | 'Eua Fo'ou | ʻEua | Angaha |
31 | Niua Toputapu | Ongo Niua (Niuas) | Hihifo |
32 | Niua Fo'ou | Ongo Niua (Niuas) | ʻEsia |
Villages
Constituencies
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The local government system in Tonga. Commonwealth Local Government Forum. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ a b Tonga 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Tonga Department of Statistics, 2011, accessed September 1, 2017 .
- ↑ United Nations Development Program Government of Tonga and United Nations Development Program. UNDP, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2017.