Vavaʻu group
Sign in to savethumb|upright|Location of Vavaʻu District in Tonga Vavau is an island group, consisting of one large island (ʻUtu Vavaʻu) and 40 smaller ones, in Tonga. It is part of Vavaʻu District, which includes several other individual islands. According to tradition, the Maui god created both Tongatapu and Vavau, but put a little more effort into the former. Vavau rises above sea level at Mount Talau. The capital is Neiafu, situated at the Port of Refuge (Puatalefusi or Lolo-a-Halaevalu).
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Vavaʻu
- Islands.image_name
- Vavaʻu.gif
- Islands.image_caption
- Map of Vavaʻu.
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Tonga Islands
- Islands.total_islands
- 55
- Islands.major_islands
- 1
- Islands.area_km2
- 138
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Talau
- Islands.elevation_m
- 131
- Islands.country
- Tonga
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Neiafu
- Islands.country_largest_city_population
- 3,731
- Islands.population
- 14,283
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2021
- Islands.density_km2
- 108.1
- Islands.ethnic_groups
- Tongan (majority), European, Chinese, Pacific Islanders.
- Islands.image_map
- Vavau in Tonga.svg
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Myths and legends
- Recorded history
- Geography
- Climate
- Governors
- Economy
- Ecology
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright|Location of Vavaʻu District in Tonga Vavau is an island group, consisting of one large island (ʻUtu Vavaʻu) and 40 smaller ones, in Tonga. It is part of Vavaʻu District, which includes several other individual islands. According to tradition, the Maui god created both Tongatapu and Vavau, but put a little more effort into the former. Vavau rises above sea level at Mount Talau. The capital is Neiafu, situated at the Port of Refuge (Puatalefusi or Lolo-a-Halaevalu).
==History==