Tafuna

Tafuna is an islet in Vava’u, Tonga. Tafuna is situated nearby to the hamlet Matavai, as well as near Hihifo.

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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.

Niuas

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Niua is a division of the Kingdom of Tonga, namely the northernmost group of islands. It consists of three islands which together have an area of 71.69 km2 and a population of 1,150.

Vaipoa

Hamlet

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. Vaipoa is situated 2½ km northeast of Tafuna.

Tafuna

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Vava’u, Tonga, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-15.96355° or 15° 57′ 49″ south

Longitude

-173.80045° or 173° 48′ 2″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

52P825PX+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 303264712

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

8528817

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