Vaipoa

Vaipoa is one of three villages on the island of Niuatoputapu in Tonga.^[1] The population is 172.^[2]

The other two villages on Niuatoputapu are Hihifo, which is the main village on the island, and Falehau.

Niuatoputapu was extensively damaged in the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami^[3] with a number of fatalities.^[4]

The tsunami followed an earthquake of an 8.0 M_w earthquake in the Samoan Islands region at 06:48:11 local time on 29 September 2009 (17:48:11 UTC).^[5]

References[]

^ "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT" The World Bank. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
^ "PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021" (PDF). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ [1] L.A. Times aerial photo
^ "Breaking News, World News and Video from al Jazeera".
^ Magnitude 8.0 - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Report on U.S. Geological Service's website. Retrieved online d.d. 5 October 2009.

Coordinates: 15°57′S 173°45′W / 15.950°S 173.750°W / -15.950; -173.750

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[1] "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT" The World Bank. Retrieved 2013-11-17.

[2021census-2] "PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021" (PDF). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[test-3] [1] L.A. Times aerial photo

[4] "Breaking News, World News and Video from al Jazeera".

[5] Magnitude 8.0 - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Report on U.S. Geological Service's website. Retrieved online d.d. 5 October 2009.

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