Alofitai should not be confused with Alofivai.
Alofitai | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Futuna |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alofi Island |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | France |
Subdivision Type1: | Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Wallis and Futuna |
Subdivision Type2: | Island |
Subdivision Name2: | Alofi |
Subdivision Type3: | Chiefdom and District |
Subdivision Name3: | Alo |
Population As Of: | 2018[1] |
Population Total: | 1 |
Timezone: | UTC+12 |
Coordinates: | -14.3286°N -178.0611°W |
Alofitai, often simply named Alofi, is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located on the northwestern coast of Alofi Island. It belongs to the chiefdom of Alo.
In 2003, a total of two people were recorded as permanent residents of the village of Alofitai; as of the 2008 census, only one person was listed as a permanent resident.[2] Although Alofi Island is virtually uninhabited, the village is a base for tobacco production, and has a small chapel that is used by the Futunans who visit the island on Sundays.