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Tonga (/ ˈ t ɒ ŋ ə / TONG-ə, / ˈ t ɒ ŋ ɡ ə / ⓘ TONG-gə; [a] Tongan:), officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Tongan: Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. [1]
The location of Tonga An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Tonga. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tonga: . Tonga is a sovereign island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. [1]
The Tongan Volcanic Arc has been important in supplying the islands on the Tonga ridge with an andesite tephra soil that has resulted in "an extremely rich soil capable of supporting a high-yield, short-fallow agricultural system." Also, the andesite/basalt from the volcanoes were initially used as "hammerstones, weaving weights, cooking stones ...
1.2 Capital of the Kingdom of Tonga (1875 and later) 1.3 21st century. 2 Government. 3 Climate. 4 Economy. 5 Transport. ... with his map, that this was the bay of ...
The history of Tonga is recorded since the ninth century BC, when seafarers associated with the Lapita diaspora first settled the islands which now make up the Kingdom of Tonga. [1] Along with Fiji and Samoa, the area served as a gateway into the rest of the Pacific region known as Polynesia . [ 2 ]
Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukuʻalofa.It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016), 70.5% of the national population, on 260 square kilometres (100 square miles).
Location of ʻEua District in Tonga Map of ʻEua. ʻEua is an island in the kingdom of Tonga. It is close to Tongatapu, but forms a separate administrative division. It has an area of 87.44 km 2 (33.76 sq mi), and a population in 2021 of 4,903 people. The island leads in agriculture, tourism, and some of the forestry helps the island economically.
Niua is a division of the Kingdom of Tonga, namely the northernmost group of islands.It consists of three islands (Niuafoʻou, Niuatoputapu and Tafahi) which together have an area of 71.69 km 2 and a population of 1,150.