Vaimalau
Vaimalau is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Mua District on the southern-central part of Wallis Island. Its population according to the 2018 census was 371 people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 371 residents
- Description: human settlement in France
- Also known as: “Vaimatau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Lalolalo and Lake Lanutavake.
Lake Lalolalo
Lake
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Lake Lalolalo is a volcanic crater lake surrounded by jungle, in the southwest of the island of Wallis in the Pacific Ocean. The largest lake on the island, it lies off Route 1 between the coastal village of Mala'etoli and Ahoa.
Lake Lanutavake
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Lake Lanutavake is a small crater lake surrounded by jungle on the southwest side of Wallis in the Pacific. It lies to the northeast of Fineveke. Like Lake Lalolalo, there is a rumor that the US military dumped equipment in the lake at the end of World War II. Lake Lanutavake is situated 3 km east of Vaimalau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mala’e and Fineveke.
Mala’e
Village
Mala'e or Mala'etoli is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Hihifo District on the southwest coast of Wallis Island. Its population according to the 2018 census was 504 people.
Fineveke
Village
Fineveke is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Mua District on the southwest coast of Wallis Island, just northwest of Halalo. Lake Lanutavake lies just to the northeast.
Ahoa
Village
Ahoa is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Hahake District on the west coast of Wallis Island. Its population, according to the 2018 census, was 436 people. Ahoa is situated 3 km north of Vaimalau.
Vaimalau
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Uvea, Wallis and Futuna, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-13.31361° or 13° 18′ 49″ southLongitude
-176.24063° or 176° 14′ 26″ westPopulation
371Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
52R5MQP5+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 677813824OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4034755Wikidata ID
Q4007277
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“Vaimalau” goes by many names.
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