Alo (Wallis and Futuna) explained

Alo
Other Name:Tu`a / Kingdom of Futuna
Settlement Type:Chiefdom and District
Flag Size:150px
Flag Alt:Royal Standard
Flag Link:Flag of Wallis and Futuna#Subdivision flags
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: France
Subdivision Type1:Territory
Subdivision Name1: Wallis and Futuna
Subdivision Type2:Island
Subdivision Name2:Futuna and Alofi
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Ono
Leader Title:King (Tu`i Agaifo)
Leader Name:Lino Leleivai
Area Total Km2:53
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:1,950
Population Density Km2:47
Timezone:UTC+12
Coordinates:-14.3094°N -178.1236°W
Blank Name Sec1:No. of districts
Blank Info Sec1:1 (Alo)[1]
Blank1 Name Sec1:No. of municipalities
Blank1 Info Sec1:9
Iso Code:WF-AL

Alo (also known unofficially as Tu`a or the Kingdom of Futuna[2]) is one of three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna, in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. (The other two chiefdoms are Uvea and Sigave.)

Geography

Overview

The chiefdom known as Alo encompasses the eastern two thirds of Futuna Island - out of) - and all of Alofi Island ((which is virtually uninhabited). Alofi Island lies to the southeast of Futuna Island. The total area of the chiefdom is . It comprises nine villages, which together have a population is 1,950 (as of the 2018 census). The capital and largest village of Alo is Ono, which has about 738 residents. The current Tu`i Agaifo or king of the Kingdom of Alo is Lino Leleivai, who has served in this position since his coronation on 29 November 2018 (after the previous king, Filipo Katoa, abdicated because of health concerns).[3]

Administrative division

The chiefdom is coextensive with the district of the same name. Alo’s nine villages (or municipalities) are as follows:[4]

Island
Ono524Alo Futuna
Taoa480Alo Futuna
Kolia254Alo Futuna
Vele209Alo Futuna
Poi160Alo Futuna
Mala'e168Alo Futuna
Tamana152Alo Futuna
Tuatafa2Alo Futuna
Alofitai1Alo Alofi

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Coextensive with the chiefdom
  2. Web site: ONE ISLAND, TWO KINGS IN SOUTH PACIFIC . Pacific Islands Report . 7 November 2008 . 7 October 2021 . 7 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007044143/http://www.pireport.org/articles/2008/11/07/one-island-two-kings-south-pacific . dead .
  3. Web site: Tuiagaifo Lino Leleivai devient le 36ème roi de Alo à Futuna. Wallis et Futuna la 1ère. fr. 2019-05-25.
  4. Web site: Population municipale des villages des îles Wallis et Futuna (recensement 2018). INSEE. 21 February 2020.