- Ha'apai
Haokinaapai is a group of
island s,islet s,reef s andshoal s in the central part of theKingdom of Tonga , with theTongatapu group to the south and the Vavaokinau group to the north. Seventeen of the Haokinaapai islands are populated.Pangai is the administrative capital village of the Ha'apai Group and is located onLifuka .All the larger islands are in the eastern Lifuka group. The two larger islands are
Lifuka andFoa which have 4249 people. After the two larger islands areNukunamo and Haokinaano which have fourvillage s with a population of 728. To the south of these islands is okinaUiha, which contains two villages, ancient burial grounds and an ancient monument.The large islands of
Tofua (active volcano) and Kao (dormant volcano) are in the far west. The islands of theKotu group, locally known as Lulunga, are in the southwest of the archipelago. The islands of theNomuka group, locally known as okinaOtu Muokinaomuokinaa, are further south.ee also
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2006 Tonga earthquake
*List of islands & villages in Tonga
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