Neiafu (Vavaʻu)
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Neiafu | |
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 Port of Refuge viewed from Mt. Talau | |
.gif) Location of Neiafu on Vavaʻu Island | |
  Neiafu | |
| Coordinates: 18°39′03″S 173°58′59″W / 18.65083°S 173.98306°WCoordinates: 18°39′03″S 173°58′59″W / 18.65083°S 173.98306°W | |
| Country |  Tonga |
| Island | Vavaʻu |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,845 |
| Time zone | UTC+13 (–) |
| Climate | Af |
Neiafu is the second-largest town in Tonga with a population of 3,845 in 2021.[1] It is situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of Vavaʻu, the main island of the Vavaʻu archipelago in northern Tonga. To the north-west lies the 131-metre high (430 ft) Mt. Talau with its distinctive flat top.
Neiafu is the administrative centre of the Vavaʻu group and has government offices, banks, schools, a police station and a hospital. It is also an important centre for tourism with many yachts anchoring in the Port of Refuge.
References
- ^ "PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021" (PDF). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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