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Naufahu Māpilitoa was the only child and son of Luseane ʻI-fanga-Hihifo and the great chief Fīnau Fisi. Fīnau Fisi was the younger brother and chief advisor to the most feared and powerful man in all of Tonga in the late 18th and early 19th century, the infamous Vava'u King or Tu’i Vava’u Finau ʻUlukalala II also known as Fangupō and Finau ʻUlukalala-‘i-Feletoa.
The main island of ’Utu Vava’u, at 97 km 2 (37 sq mi), is the second largest island in Tonga. Vavaʻu is a coral reef with cliffs in the north rising to 200 m (660 ft) above sea level. On the south side, the island group is dispersed into many small, scattered islands and waterways.
The following list gives all islands and cities (villages and hamlets) in Tonga in alphabetical order with many local areas and nicknames as well. Coordinates are given for the centre of each place. All place names are given in the Tongan language.
Pangaimotu is an island in the Vava'u Group of Tonga. It is reachable by a 5-minute boat trip from Neiafu , the capital of Vava'u. [ 1 ] The population is 696.
Falevai is a settlement in the Vava'u islands in Tonga. [1] The name Falevai, if translated into English means "water house." The name was given because of how the seas and the oceans surrounding the houses. Falevai's most famous names are lafa 'i tua and kuli fe kai. [2] The settlement is also part of a 2.29km² Special Management Conservation ...
Taunga is an island owned by the Noble (Matapule) ‘Akau‘ola in Tonga.It is located in the south Vava'u Group in the far north of the country. The island had a population of 36 in 2021.
Location of Ovaka in the Vava'u Islands. Ovaka is an island in Tonga. It is located within the Vava'u Group in the far north of the country. It is 2800 meters long east–west, and more than 800 meters wide at its widest point. The namesake village is located on the northeast coast.
Neiafu is the second-largest town in Tonga with a population of 3,845 in 2021. [1] It is situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of Vavaʻu, the main island of the Vavaʻu archipelago in northern Tonga. To the north-west lies the 131-metre high (430 ft) Mt. Talau with its distinctive flat top.