Vaipoa
Vaipoa is one of three villages on the island of Niuatoputapu in Tonga. The population is 172. The other two villages on Niuatoputapu are Hihifo, which is the main village on the island, and Falehau.Places of Interest
Highlights include Niuatoputapu Airport.
Niuatoputapu Airport
Aerodrome
Niuatoputapu Airport, also known as Mata'aho Airport, is an airport in Niuatoputapu, Tonga. The airfield is an unsealed coral strip. Damage to the airport from the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami caused it to be temporarily closed following the disaster. Niuatoputapu Airport is situated 3½ km south of Vaipoa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Falehau and Hihifo.
Falehau
Hamlet
Falehau is a village on the island of Niuatoputapu in Tonga. The population is 218. The other two villages on Niuatoputapu are Hihifo, which is the main village on the island, and Vaipoa.
Hihifo
Hamlet
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Hihifo is the main village on the island of Niuatoputapu in the Kingdom of Tonga. Hihifo is situated on the west side of Niuatoputapu and is the main centre for public and government facilities that serve the island residents, including a post office and police station.
Vaipoa
- Type: Hamlet with 201 residents
- Description: village in Tonga
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Niuas, Tonga, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-15.94767° or 15° 56′ 52″ southLongitude
-173.78218° or 173° 46′ 56″ westPopulation
201Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
52P83629+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3362830133OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4032242Wikidata ID
Q7908821
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Vaipoa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “外坡阿”
- Dutch: “Vaipoa”
- Hebrew: “וייפואה”
- Irish: “Vaipoa”
- Spanish: “Vaipoa”
- “ma tomo Wapowa”
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