Alo (Wallis and Futuna)
Alo
Tu`a / Kingdom of Futuna | |
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Chiefdom and District | |
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Coordinates: 14°18′33.77″S 178°7′24.78″W / 14.3093806°S 178.1235500°WCoordinates: 14°18′33.77″S 178°7′24.78″W / 14.3093806°S 178.1235500°W | |
Country | France |
Territory | Wallis and Futuna |
Island | Futuna and Alofi |
Capital | Ono |
Government | |
• King (Tu`i Agaifo) | Lino Leleivai |
Area | |
• Total | 53 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,950 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 |
ISO 3166 code | WF-AL |
No. of districts | 1 (Alo)[1] |
No. of municipalities | 9 |
Alo (also known unofficially as Tu`a or the Kingdom of Futuna[2]) is one of three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna, in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. (The other two chiefdoms are Uvea and Sigave.)
Geography[]
Overview[]
The chiefdom known as Alo encompasses the eastern two thirds of Futuna Island - 53 square kilometres (20 sq mi) out of 83 square kilometres (32 sq mi)) - and all of Alofi Island (32 square kilometres (12 sq mi) (which is virtually uninhabited). Alofi Island lies 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the southeast of Futuna Island. The total area of the chiefdom is 85 square kilometres (33 sq mi). It comprises nine villages, which together have a population is 1,950 (as of the 2018 census). The capital and largest village of Ali is Ono, which has about 738 residents. The current Tu`i Agaifo or king of the Kingdom of Alo is , who has served in this position since his coronation on 29 November 2018 (after the previous king, , abdicated because of health concerns).[3]
Administrative division[]
The chiefdom is coextensive with the district of the same name. Alo’s nine villages (or municipalities) are as follows:[4]
Village | Population | District | Island |
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Ono | 524 | Alo | Futuna |
Taoa | 480 | Alo | Futuna |
Kolia | 254 | Alo | Futuna |
Vele | 209 | Alo | Futuna |
Poi | 160 | Alo | Futuna |
Mala'e | 168 | Alo | Futuna |
Tamana | 152 | Alo | Futuna |
Tuatafa | 2 | Alo | Futuna |
Alofitai | 1 | Alo | Alofi |
History[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Coextensive with the chiefdom
- ^ "New King Crowned In Futuna". . Pacific Magazine (cache). 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2009-01-03.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tuiagaifo Lino Leleivai devient le 36ème roi de Alo à Futuna". Wallis et Futuna la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ "Population municipale des villages des îles Wallis et Futuna (recensement 2018)". INSEE. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
External links[]
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