Polynesia
Tonga
Vava’u

Falevai

Falevai is a settlement in the Vava'u islands in . 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.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet with 113 residents
  • Description: settlement of Tonga
  • Also known as: “kuli fe kai” and “lafa ʻi tua”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuʻanuku and Neiafu.

Hamlet
Tu'anuku is a village on the western part of Vava'u, . It has several nicknames such as Toa-ko-Tavakefai'ana, Halapukepuke, Hala-siki-'o-Mata'aho and also Uini-e-Ngofe. is situated 5 km north of Falevai.

Town
Photo: Msdstefan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the second-largest town in with a population of 3,845 in 2021. It is situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of , the main island of the Vavaʻu archipelago in northern Tonga. is situated 8 km northeast of Falevai.

Hamlet
Vaimalō, is a village in the western district of in . The population is 114. is situated 8 km northeast of Falevai.

Falevai

Latitude
-18.70717° or 18° 42′ 26″ south
Longitude
-174.03415° or 174° 2′ 3″ west
Population
113
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
52H77XV8+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3165944347
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4032701
Wiki­data ID
Q5431866
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Tonga—“Falevai” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Falevai”. Photo: clr flickr, CC BY 2.0.