Malaefoou | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Wallis |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Wallis Island |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 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: | Mua |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 171 |
Timezone: | UTC+12 |
Coordinates: | -13.3403°N -176.1917°W |
Malaefoou, formerly Mua, is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Mua District on the southeast coast of Wallis Island.
Malaefoou is the main town in the district, located about 8 km south of Mata-Utu. Its population according to the 2018 census was 171 people.[1] Except a few industrial buildings the village is residential.
Near the village there are two archaeological sites Talietumu and Tonga Toto and north of the center is also the church L'église Saint-Joseph, the oldest church in Wallis.