Foa
Encyclopedia
Foa is an island in Tonga
. It is located within the Haapai
group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukualofa
.
Foa is linked to adjacent Lifuka Island
by a causeway, and is located 640 meters northeast of Lifuka.
The island has an area of 13.39 km². In 1996, the population numbered 1,434. It rose to 1,485 in 2006.
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
. It is located within the Haapai
Ha'apai
Haapai is a group of islands, islets, reefs and shoals in the central part of the Kingdom of Tonga, with the Tongatapu group to the south and the Vavau group to the north. Seventeen of the Haapai islands are populated....
group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukualofa
Nukuʻalofa
Nukualofa is the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga. It is located on the north coast of the island of Tongatapu, in the southern most island group of Tonga.-Mythological origins:...
.
Foa is linked to adjacent Lifuka Island
Lifuka
Lifuka is an island in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is located within the Haapai Group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukualofa...
by a causeway, and is located 640 meters northeast of Lifuka.
The island has an area of 13.39 km². In 1996, the population numbered 1,434. It rose to 1,485 in 2006.