Malapo is a small village in the eastern district of Tongatapu

Tongatapu

Tongatapu is the main island of the Kingdom of Tonga and the location of its capital Nukualofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with approximately 71,260 residents , 70.5% of the national population...

 in the kingdom of Tonga

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 in the fork of the road junction, where the main road to 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:...

 splits into the road to Mua

Mu'a

Mua means first in many Polynesian languages and serves as name of several places.*Mu'a , the ancient capital of Tonga*Mu'a , a village on Niuafoou, Tonga...

 and beyond and the road to the airport near Fuaamotu. It is near to the neighbouring village of Holonga

Holonga (Tongatapu)

Holonga is a small village in the eastern district of Tongatapu in the kingdom of Tonga. It lies between the villages of Malapo and Alakifonua.-Origin:...

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The village is located on (chief) Luani's estate, and the main hall is called after him: Tāufatoutai. The famous faikava

Kava culture

Kava cultures are the religious and cultural traditions of western Oceania which consume kava. There are similarities in the use of kava between the different cultures, but each one also has its own traditions.-Hawaii:...

singers, the Afoeteau (100 chords) hail from Malapo.

There is a huge mound in Malapo, which may contain the remnants of king Tuitātui

Tu'itatui

Tui-tā-tui was the 11th Tui Tonga, a dynasty of mighty kings in Tonga, and lived somewhere in the 12th century AD...

, but no one knows for sure, and the government is unwilling to have archeologists start digging.