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.)
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]
The chiefdom is coextensive with the district of the same name. Alo’s nine villages (or municipalities) are as follows:[4]
Island | ||||
Ono | 524 | Alo | Futuna | |
Taoa | 480 | Alo | Futuna | |
Kolia | 254 | Alo | Futuna | |
Vele | 209 | Alo | Futuna | |
Poi | 160 | Alo | Futuna | |
Mala'e | 168 | Alo | Futuna | |
Tamana | 152 | Alo | Futuna | |
Tuatafa | 2 | Alo | Futuna | |
Alofitai | 1 | Alo | Alofi |