Alofivai should not be confused with Alofitai.
Alofivai | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Wallis |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Wallis Island |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | France |
Subdivision Type1: | Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Wallis and Futuna |
Subdivision Type2: | Island |
Subdivision Name2: | Wallis |
Subdivision Type3: | Chiefdom |
Subdivision Name3: | Uvea |
Subdivision Type4: | District |
Subdivision Name4: | Hahake |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 437 |
Timezone: | UTC+12 |
Coordinates: | -13.2617°N -176.1672°W |
Alofivai is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Hahake District on the northeast coast of Wallis Island, along Route 1. The hamlets of Finetomai and Papakila also form part of the area.
Alofivai is the educational capital of Wallis, containing numerous Catholic[1] churches, institutions and schools. Alofivai contains the only secondary school/college in the Wallis and Futuna territory, established by the mission in 1922[2] [3] The college is located just to the northwest of Lake Alofivai. During drier spells cows owned by the college reportedly graze in the crater lake.[4] However, during wetter periods, the lake is populated with frogs.