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Vaiaku
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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.

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Place details

Locality
Funafuti
Region
Funafuti
Country
Tuvalu
Population
516
Timezone
Pacific/Funafuti

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Vaiaku
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_map
Government office building.jpg
Settlement.map_caption
Tuvaluan Parliament Chamber
Settlement.pushpin_map
Tuvalu
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Tuvalu
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Tuvalu
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Atoll
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Funafuti
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Island
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Fongafale
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
0.11
Settlement.elevation_m
0
Settlement.population_total
462
Settlement.population_as_of
2017

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Population
516
Image
Government office building.jpg
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Vaiaku
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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.

According to the census of 2017, Vaiaku has 462 inhabitants, out of 6,320 for the whole atoll of Funafuti, which is the official capital of Tuvalu.

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