List of villages in Niue
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Niue
Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to...
is subdivided into 14 villages (municipalities). The capital, Alofi
Alofi
Alofi is the capital city of the Pacific Ocean nation of Niue. With a population of 581 , Alofi has the distinction of being the smallest national capital city in terms of population. It consists of the two villages Alofi North and Alofi South, where the government headquarters are located. Alofi...
, consists of Alofi North und Alofi South. Each village has a village council that elects its chairman. The villages are at the same time electoral districts. Each village sends an assemblyman to the Parliament of Niue.
The table lists the villages with population and area. These are the administrative subdivisions of Niue. Some of them include smaller settlements and hamlets.
The villages Alofi North and Alofi South together serve as the capital of Niue, Alofi
Alofi
Alofi is the capital city of the Pacific Ocean nation of Niue. With a population of 581 , Alofi has the distinction of being the smallest national capital city in terms of population. It consists of the two villages Alofi North and Alofi South, where the government headquarters are located. Alofi...
(pop. 614). In the following table, the villages are listed in clockwise sequence.
| No. | Village | Population(Census Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common... 2001) |
Areakm² | Pop. Density (km-2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motu (historical tribal area in the north) | ||||
| 1 | Makefu Makefu Makefu is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population as of the 2001 census was 87.-Reference:* Retrieved December 8, 2010... |
87 | 17.13 | 5.1 |
| 2 | Tuapa Tuapa Tuapa is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population as of the 2001 census was 129.-Reference:* Retrieved December 8, 2010... |
129 | 12.54 | 10.3 |
| 3 | Namukulu Namukulu Namukulu is one of the smallest villages in Niue, located about 5 kilometres from Alofi and in between the villages of Tuapa and Makefu. It currently has 14 people. .... |
14 | 1.48 | 9.5 |
| 4 | Hikutavake Hikutavake Hikutavake is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population as of the 2001 census was 65.-Reference:* Retrieved December 8, 2010... |
65 | 10.17 | 6.4 |
| 5 | Toi Toi, Niue Toi is a village in northern Niue. The village is located 17km from Alofi and has 31 people according to the latest census.... |
31 | 4.77 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Mutalau Mutalau Mutalau is a village on Niue, with a population of 133 as of the 2001 census. It was previously known as Ululauta and Matahefonua. Ululauta and Matahefonua both mean "head of the land". Mutalau is the most northern village on Niue... |
133 | 26.31 | 5.1 |
| 7 | Lakepa Lakepa Lakepa is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population as of the 2001 census was 88.-Reference:* Retrieved December 8, 2010... |
88 | 21.58 | 4.1 |
| 8 | Liku Liku Liku is a village close to the easternmost point of the island of Niue. It lies due east of the capital, Alofi.Liku is connected to the capital by a road which traverses the centre of the island... |
73 | 41.64 | 1.8 |
| Tafiti (historical tribal area in the south) | ||||
| 9 | Hakupu Hakupu Hakupu is a village on the island of Niue. It is located in the southeast of the island, close to Matatamane Point, and is connected by road with thee capital Alofi , Avatele , and via the east coast road to Liku , Lakepa , and Mutalau .... |
227 | 48.04 | 4.7 |
| 10 | Vaiea Vaiea Vaiea is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population as of the 2001 census was 62.-Reference:* Retrieved December 8, 2010... |
62 | 5.40 | 11.5 |
| 11 | Avatele Avatele Avatele, , is a village on the southwest coast of Niue with a population of roughly 200 residents as of late 2007.-Geography:... |
150 | 13.99 | 8.9 |
| 12 | Tamakautoga Tamakautoga Tamakautoga is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population as of the 2001 census was 140.-Reference:* Retrieved December 8, 2010... |
140 | 11.93 | 11.7 |
| 13 | Alofi South | 358 | 46.48 | 13.2 |
| 14 | Alofi North | 256 | ||
| Niue Niue Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to... |
1788 | 261.46 | 6.8 | |