Atafu
Sign in to saveAtafu, formerly known as the Duke of York Group, is a group of 52 coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean, north of Samoa. With a land area of , it is the smallest of the three islands that constitute Tokelau. It is an atoll and surrounds a central lagoon, which covers some . The atoll lies south of the equator at 8° 35' South, 172° 30' West. Atafu is the northernmost area under New Zealand sovereignty.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Atafu
- Islands.archipelago
- Tokelau
- Islands.image
- File:Atafu.jpg
- Islands.population
- 541
- Islands.area_km2
- 2.5
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Tokelau#Oceania#Pacific Ocean
- Islands.total_islands
- 52
- Islands.country
- New Zealand
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Dependent territory
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Tokelau
- Islands.country_leader_title
- (leader)
- Islands.country_leader_name
- Kelihiano Kalolo
- Islands.country1_leader_title
- (mayor)
- Islands.country1_leader_name
- Malala Lafaialii
- Islands.languages
- Tokelauan, English
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- Population{{anchor|Atafu Village}}
- Geography
- Important Bird Area
- Islets
- History
- See also
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Atafu, formerly known as the Duke of York Group, is a group of 52 coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean, north of Samoa. With a land area of , it is the smallest of the three islands that constitute Tokelau. It is an atoll and surrounds a central lagoon, which covers some . The atoll lies south of the equator at 8° 35' South, 172° 30' West. Atafu is the northernmost area under New Zealand sovereignty.
==Population== According to the 2016 census, 541 people officially live on Atafu (although only 413 were present the night the census was taken). Of those present, 78% belong to the Congregational Church. The main settlement on the atoll is located on Atafu Island in its northwestern corner. The Presbyterian church was established on the island in 1858, but today almost all of the residents belong to the Congregational Christian Church. The first village on Atafu was established at its southern end: Residents built houses along the lagoon shore to take best advantage of the cooling trade winds.