Masilamea Explained

Masilamea is a village on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga. The village had a population of 284 at the 2021 census.[1]

History

In September 2022 the Tongan government began construction of new homes in the village for displaced survivors of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami.[2] In December 2022, displaced citizens of the island of Atatā were permanently resettled near the village.[3] [4]

References

-21.1242°N -175.3256°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021 . Tonga Statistics Department . 3 . 24 December 2021 . 26 January 2023.
  2. Web site: New homes construction underway for tsunami evacuees . Matangi Tonga . 8 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908015018/https://matangitonga.to/2022/09/08/new-homes-construction-underway-tsunami-evacuees . 8 September 2022.
  3. Web site: 12 January 2023 . Tonga volcano eruption: Mango and 'Atata Islanders resettle nearly a year on from disaster . 12 January 2023 . RNZ.
  4. Web site: Tonga volcano eruption: Mango and ‘Atata Islanders resettle nearly a year on from disaster . New Zealand Herald . 26 January 2023.

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