Administrative divisions of Tonga explained

The island country of Tonga has five administrative divisions. Each of these is further divided into districts, 23 in total. Below are several lists of the divisions, according to different sorting schemes.[1] [2] The Niua Islands is managed directly from Nukuʻalofa, since the population is under 1500 people.

Administrative subdivisions

NameNotesCapital Area (km2) Inhabited Islands
Area (km2)
Population (2016 Census) Density
(inhabitants/km2)
Tongatapu part of the Tongatapu Group275.527274,611274
Vavaʻu 161131.313,73892.7
Haʻapai 132.11114.26,12550.2
ʻEua part of the Tongatapu Group88.3884,94556.8
Ongo Niua managed directly from Nukuʻalofa7271.91,23217.8
728.8677.4100,651142.1

By Districts

NameSubdivisionISO 3166-2:TO codeNotesCapital Area (km2) Population Density
(inhabitants/km2)
KolofoʻouTongatapuTO-041West Nukuʻalofa0.0018,9600.0
KolomotuʻaTongatapuTO-042East Nukuʻalofa0.0017,1000.0
VainiTongatapuTO-043Vaini0.0012,9500.0
TatakamotongaTongatapuTO-044Tatakamotonga0.007,2300.0
LapahaTongatapuTO-045Lapaha0.007,3800.0
NukunukuTongatapuTO-046Nukunuku0.007,7300.0
KolovaiTongatapuTO-047Kolovai0.004,0800.0
NeiafuVavaʻuTO-051with Ofu and surrounding islandsNeiafu24.05,7800.0
PangaimotuVavaʻuTO-052Pangaimotu10.9791,3250.0
HahakeVavaʻuTO-053east VavaʻuTaʻanea30.002,3000.0
LeimatuʻaVavaʻuTO-054Leimatuʻa21.002,4360.0
HihifoVavaʻuTO-055west VavaʻuLongomapu30.002,1050.0
MotuVavaʻuTO-056Vavaʻu south islandsHunga45.1679850.0
LifukaHaʻapaiTO-021Pangai14.662,4200.0
FoaHaʻapaiTO-022Lotofoa13.9031,3600.0
LulungaHaʻapaiTO-023Haʻafeva73.851,0570.0
MuʻomuʻaHaʻapaiTO-024Nomuka11.266090.0
HaʻanoHaʻapaiTO-024Fakakai9.05110.0
ʻUihaHaʻapaiTO-026ʻUiha8.46720.0
ʻEua MotuʻaʻEuaTO-011ʻEua NorthʻOhonua44.502,8520.0
ʻEua FoʻouʻEuaTO-012ʻEua SouthAngaha44.502,1640.0
Niua ToputapuOngo NiuaTO-031Hihifo20.0076038.0
Niua FoʻouOngo NiuaTO-032ʻEsia52.0052310.0
728.8103,500142.1

Notes

Minerva Reefs is generally considered to be a part of Tonga. It has never formed part of any administrative subdivision or district of Tonga.

Area stats

The districts of Tonga have the following statistical info: the average size of a district is 31.7 km2, while the median area is 0.0 km2. the size of these districts is predominantly dependent on the land area of the islands they occupy.

Population stats

The districts of Tonga have the following statistical info: The average district population is 4,500, while the median is 0.

According to official data from the 2011 Tonga we had over 20 cities with a population in excess of 200 inhabitants. The country's capital Nukuʻalofa is the only city had a population of over 20000 residents; 2 city with a population of 1 ÷ 5 thousand. and the rest of the cities of less than 1000. residents.

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See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.spc.int/prism/tonga/census-population/census-of-population-and-housing Population Census 2011: Population size, Trend, Distribution and Structure
  2. http://www.statoids.com/uto.html Divisions of Tonga