Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukuʻalofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name...
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Tonga (redirect from Tonga (Tongatapu and 'Eua))
Tonga has a population of 104,494, 70% of whom reside on the main island, Tongatapu. The country stretches approximately 800 km (500 mi) north-south. It is...
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List of islands and towns in Tonga (redirect from Tongatapu Group)
Reefs) Tele-ki-Tokelau Tele-ki-Tonga Tongatapu (island) 21°12′S 175°12′W / 21.2°S 175.2°W / -21.2; -175.2 (Tongatapu) Vahe Hahake (eastern district) Āfa...
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The Tongatapu rail (Gallirallus hypoleucus) was a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was apparently native to the island of Tongatapu in the Kingdom...
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archipelago, situated approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) south-southwest of Tongatapu. It is distinct from ʻAtā, an uninhabited, low coral island in the string...
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rescue. The boys ran away from their boarding school on the island of Tongatapu, stealing a boat in their escape. After a storm wrecked the boat, they...
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Fuaʻamotu International Airport (redirect from Tongatapu Airfield)
international airport in Tonga. It is on the south side of the main island, Tongatapu, 20 km from the capital of Tonga, Nukuʻalofa. Although named after the...
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Time in Tonga (redirect from Pacific/Tongatapu)
Tonga is a sovereign state in Polynesia that wholly utilises UTC+13:00 year round. Tonga does not currently observe daylight saving time, though they did...
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Hargreaves Whitten. Tonga is divided in three island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u. The only form of local government is through town and district...
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Muʻa is a small town in the Hahake (eastern) district on the island of Tongatapu, and it was for centuries the ancient capital of the Tuʻi Tonga Empire...
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Three by-elections were held in the Tongan electorates of Tongatapu 4, Tongatapu 6, and Tongatapu 7 on 3 November 2022. The by-elections were triggered by...
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largest city of Tonga. It is located on the north coast of the island of Tongatapu, in the country's southernmost island group. On 10 June 1777, British...
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Houma is a village in Tongatapu, Tonga. It contains Mapu a Vaea. It had a population of 2086 in 2016. "TONGA 2016 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING" (PDF)...
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them inhabited, which are in three main groups – Vavaʻu, Haʻapai, and Tongatapu – and cover an 800-kilometre (500-mile)-long north–south line. The total...
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George Tupou I (category People from Tongatapu)
chiefs of Tongatapu, as he was viewed as a low ranking usurper from Haʻapai. His mother, Hoamofaleono, felt her life was at risk on Tongatapu, so she fled...
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mythologies recorded by early European explorers report the islands of 'Ata and Tongatapu as the first islands having been hauled to the surface from the deep ocean...
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mortal woman, the daughter of Seketoʻa. Seketo'a was either a chief of Tongatapu, or perhaps a god from Niuatoputapu, depending on the source. All accounts...
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Pangaimotu is a small island in the Tongatapu group of Tonga, lying near the capital Nukuʻalofa. It is reachable by a 10-minute boat trip from Nukuʻalofa...
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Tongatapu 9 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election...
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USS Vestal (section Tongatapu)
orders on 12 August 1942 to proceed to the South Pacific. She set sail for Tongatapu in the Tonga Islands. She arrived there two weeks later, on 29 August...
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A by-election was held in the Tongatapu 9 constituency of Tonga on 15 September 2011. It was triggered by the death of the incumbent, the first time MP...
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January 2022. Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai is 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Tongatapu, the country's main island, and is part of the highly active Tonga–Kermadec...
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Gilberts, Marshalls, Wake Canonical +12:00 +12:00 +12 australasia TO Pacific/Tongatapu Canonical +13:00 +13:00 +13 australasia FM Pacific/Truk Link +10:00 +10:00...
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Tongatapu 7 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election...
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The Al-Khadeejah Mosque is a mosque in Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga. The mosque was established in 2010 with funds from foreign donors. In 2018, the mosque...
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ʻAtā (category Tongatapu)
ʻAtā is a small island in the Tongatapu group of Tonga. It has been used since 2001 as an open prison for Tongan criminals, especially young people. In...
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A by-election was held in the Tongan electorate of Tongatapu 8 on 19 January 2023. The by-election was triggered by the death of Semisi Fakahau on 27...
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A by-election was held in the Tongan electorate of Tongatapu 10 on 13 July 2023. The by-election was triggered by the death of Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa on 18...
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Haku (wrestler) (category People from Tongatapu)
Tonga ʻUliʻuli Fifita (born 10 February 1959) is a Tongan professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF...
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The Tongatapu by-election of 2005 was a by-election held to elect a new People's Representative to the Tongan Legislative Assembly. The vacancy occurred...
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