List of islands and towns in Tonga

The following list gives all islands and cities in Tonga in alphabetical order with many local areas and nicknames as well. Coordinates are given for the centre of each place. All place names are given in the Tongan language.

Malapo

Malapo is a small village in the eastern district of Tongatapu in the kingdom of Tonga. It is located in the fork of the road junction, where the main road to Nukuʻalofa splits into the road to Muʻa and beyond and the road to the airport near Fuaʻamotu

Vavaʻu Academy for Critical Inquiry and Research

Vavaʻu Academy for Critical Inquiry and Research [VACIAR] was established in Auckland, New Zealand in 2007 as a regional research and publication facility for Tongan scholarship. Its academic imprint has published seven titles on Tongan society and

Momo (Tonga)

Momo (meaning: crumb) was the 10th king in the Tuʻi Tonga dynasty of Tonga, who lived in the 11th or 12th century CE. He was named after one of the original gods of Tonga, a trio known as Kohai, Koau, mo Momo. The Tuʻi Tonga maritime empire began to

Hivinau

The hivinau is a dance from Tahiti where the dancers turn in pairs around the orchestra. It is often either the first or the last dance of a dance festival or used as a transition between two dances

Kohai, Koau, mo Momo

Kohai (who?), Koau, mo (and) Momo (crumb) were in the Tongan mythology the first human beings created on earth. They came forth from the uanga. Their being-first status has elevated them from mere mortals into the realm of divinity, and added mystical

Laufakana'a

In the Polynesian mythology of Tonga, Laufakanaʻa was a primordial creator god. his home was ʻAta

Maʻafu-ʻo-limuloa

Maʻafu-ʻo-limuloa was the 15th Tuʻi Kanokupolu

Talatama

Talatama is named as the oldest son of Tuʻitātui and succeeded him as the 12th Tuʻi Tonga (king of Tonga) somewhere in the middle of the 12th century AD

ʻotuhaka

The ʻotuhaka is a traditional Tongan group dance with prominent Sāmoan influence wherein the performers are seated and make gestures with their arms only, with some accentuation from head and body

Jakub Landovský

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