Funafuti

Funafuti is an atoll, comprising numerous islets, that is a capital of Tuvalu. As of the 2017 census, it has a population of 6,320 people. More people live in Funafuti than the rest of Tuvalu combined, with it containing approximately 60% of the nation's population. The main islet, Fongafale, hosts Vaiaku, the administrative center of the nation.

Fongafale (also spelled Fogale or Fagafale) is the largest and most populated of Funafuti's islets in Tuvalu. It is a long narrow sliver of land, 12 kilometres long and between 10 and 400 metres wide, with the South Pacific Ocean and reef on the east and the protected lagoon on the west. The north part is the Tengako peninsula, and Funafuti International Airport runs from northeast to southwest on the widest part of the island, with the village and administrative centre of Vaiaku on the lagoon side.

Vaiaku is a village located on the southern coast of the island of Fongafale in the atoll of Funafuti in Tuvalu, which is home to most of the major administrative buildings. However, it is not the official capital, as that title belongs to the entirety of Funafuti.

Amatuku is an islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu on which the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute is located. Access to Amatuku is from Tengako, which is the peninsula at the north end of Fongafale islet.

thumb | right | Funafuti from spaceVasafua is an islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. Vasafua is part of the Funafuti Conservation Area, established in 1996 with the aim of preserving the natural fauna and flora of the area.

Funafala is an islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu that is inhabited by five families, with a church also located on the islet. Funafala means 'the pandanus of Funa', the name of a chief, after whom also the group has been named Funafuti.

thumb|right|Coast of Tepuka, 2025 Tepuka is an island eighteen kilometers west of Fongafale, in the northwest of Funafuti, the main atoll of the Oceanian nation of Tuvalu. Te puka, or Pouka, is the name of a tree - Hernandia peltata.thumb|279x279px|Map of Funafuti with Tepuka on the top leftThere is a well-preserved underground bunker on the island, which was an American communications outpost built during the Pacific War, which was connected to the military airfield on Fongafale.

thumb | 220x124px | An Aerial image of Funafuti Atoll which Falaoigo is a part of. Falaoigo is an uninhabited islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. It is located in the southwestern part of the atoll next to Tutanga another one of the islets in the atoll. On Google Earth it is labeled as "Te Afuafou".

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Avalau is an islet within the atoll of Funafuti, Tuvalu. Charles Hedley described Avalau in 1896 "this islet is said to possess a spring of fresh water".

thumb Fuafatu is an islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu, north of Tefala.

thumb | right | Funafuti (Tuvalu) from space Fatato is an uninhabited islet (motu) of Funafuti, Tuvalu. In 2002 the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) chose this island for a systematic study of its coast in relation to the impact of global climate change on atolls. The islet can be accessed by foot with a 20-30 minute walk from Fongafale across the reef at low tide.

thumb|Map of Funafuti with Tutanga on the bottom left Tutanga is an uninhabited islet which is the most southern islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. This islet has also been called Tuaeriki.

island in Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu

Senala is a village in Tuvalu, located on the Funafuti atoll, on the island of Fongafale. The settlement has an area of 0.13 km2. In 2001, it was inhabited by 574 people, and by 1207 in 2012.

thumb|right|200px|Fualifeke Islet thumb|251x251px|Map of Funafuti with Fualefeke on the top Fualefeke is a small islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. There are visible structures on Fualefeke.

Mulitefala is an islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. The islet is home to an inn known as Afelita's Island Resort. Mulitefala is an 8 minute boat ride from Amatuku Jetty. It is sometimes also called Pandanus island.

Motugie is an islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu.

Tefala is an islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu.

Fuagea is an islet located in the archipelago of Tuvalu in the south-western part of the atoll of Funafuti.

thumb|Funafuti islands Fualopa is an islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. It is part of the Funafuti Conservation Area, established in 1996 with the aim of preserving the natural fauna and flora of the area. Fualopa hosts a breeding colony of black noddy (Anous minutus or white-capped noddy).

Alapi is a village on the atoll of Funafuti, Tuvalu. According to 2012 census, there were 1029 inhabitants. The area of the village is 0.11 km2.

island in Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu

thumb|Map of Funafuti with Mateika on the bottom left Mateika or Mateiko is an uninhabited islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu.

island in Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu

island in Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu

Tengasu is an uninhabited islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu.

thumb | right | alt=Funafuti (Tuvalu) from space | Funafuti (Tuvalu) from spaceFunamanu is a small narrow island that is part of Funafuti, an atoll in Tuvalu. It is a motu (islet) or very small island 2.6 miles southwest of the southwest tip of Funafuti. The islet is covered in coconut trees which grow 70 feet high. Te Ava Pua Pua is the passage through the reef, with a least depth of 12.7 metres, between the islets of Funamanu to the north and Fale Fatu to the south, in the southeast of Funafuti atoll.

thumb|right|Funafuti seen from space Telele is an uninhabited islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. The estimate terrain elevation of the island is 12 metres above sea level.

Lofeagai is a village on the island of Fongafale in Funafuti atoll. It has a population of 399.

Tengako is a peninsula at the north end of Fongafale islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. At the end of the peninsula is Amatuku islet on which the Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute is located. Further past that is Mulitefala.

island in Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu

Luamotu is uninhabited islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu.

Tekavatoetoe is a village on the island of Fongafale in Funafuti atoll. It has a population of 773.

Fakaifou is a village on the island of Fongafale in Funafuti atoll. It has a population of 1,007.

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Teone is a village on the island of Fongafale in Funafuti atoll. Its population is 540.

island in Funafuti atoll, Tuvalu

Nukusavalevale is an islet of Funafuti, Tuvalu. It lies on the southeastern rim of the atoll, south of Motuloa.