List of islands and towns in Tonga
The following list gives all islands and cities (villages and hamlets) in Tonga in alphabetical order with many local areas and (poetical) nicknames as well.
Layout
(An overview of the adopted layout method for each archipelago main group. Positions are given for the centre of the place.)
Subgroup archipelago
- Island (all island names in boldface), <with poetical nickname>
- District on that island (if any, in italics)
- Place on that island, <with poetical nickname>
- Suburb or area of that place
- Another place on that island (not in a district)
- Islet considered to belong to the main island
Lifuka group
Lulunga (archipelago)
ʻOtu Muʻomuʻa group
- Fetokopunga
- Fonoifua
- Fonoifua township
- Meama
- Tanoa
- Hunga Haʻapai
- Hunga Tonga
- Kelefesia
- Lalona
- Mango
- Nomuka
- Nomuka township
- Loto
- Puhoʻava
- Tefisi
- Nomuka iki
- Nuku
- Nukufaiau
- Nukutula
- Tau
- Tele-ki-Vavaʻu
- Tele-ki-Tonga
- Tonumea
Niua group
- Niuafoʻou, <Kaho mo Vailahi (reed with big lake)>
- Angahā, island capital
- Fataʻulua
- Futu (abandoned)
- Kolofoʻou
- Mataʻaho
- Muʻa
- Petani
- Sapaʻata
- Tongamamaʻo
- ʻEsia
- Motu Lahi
- Motu Molemole
- Motu Siʻi
- Motu ʻAʻali
- Niuatoputapu
- Falehau
- Hihifo, island capital
- Vaipoa
- Hakautuʻutuʻu
- Hungana
- Nukuseilala
- Sikaihaʻa
- Tafuna
- Tavili
- Tuʻunga
- Tafahi
- Minerva Reefs (also see Republic of Minerva)
- Tele-ki-Tokelau
- Tele-ki-Tonga
- Tongatapu (island)
- Vahe Hahake (eastern district)
- Āfa
- Fātumu
- Fuaʻamotu, incorrectly: Fuʻamotu, <Vai ko Latai (L.'s water)>
- Hamula
- Haveluliku
- Haʻasini
- Hoi
- Holonga
- Kolonga <ʻUtu longoaʻa (noisy coast)>
- Lāvengatonga
- Makaunga
- Malapo
- Manuka
- Muʻa, district capital, <Paki mo e toʻi (picked with sap)>
- Nakolo
- Navutoka
- Niutōua
- Nukuleka, <Vai-kāsila (bilge water)>
- Pelehake, <Ī ʻo Lupea (fan of Lupea)>
- Talafoʻou
- Talasiu
- ʻAlakifonua, short: ʻAlaki
- Vahe Hihifo (western district)
- Fāhefa
- Fatai
- Foʻui, <Lolo paongo (pandanus fruit scented oil)>
- Haʻakame, <Hala toa mui (road of ironwood trees)>
- Haʻakili
- Haʻalalo
- Haʻatafu
- Haʻutu
- Haʻavakatolo, <Vai ko hiva (singing water)>, <Pua ko fanongo talanoa (flower listening to the story)>
- Houma, <Mapu ʻa Vaea (whistle (blowholes) of Vaea)>
- Kalaʻau
- Kanokupolu, <Folaʻosi (a typical dancedress)>, <Niu tuʻu tolu (3 standing palmtrees)>
- Kolovai, <Taunga peka (flying foxes)>
- Lakepa
- Lomaiviti
- Masilamea, <Vai ko lele ʻa lulu (running owl's water)>
- Matahau
- Matangiake
- Neiafu
- Nukunuku
- Teʻekiu
- Vaotuʻu
- ʻAhau, <Ahi ʻo Ulakai (U.'s sandalwood tree)>
- ʻUtulau, <Alafolau Heavula>
- Vahe Loto (central district)
- Folaha
- Haveluloto, short: Havelu, <Piki pea vela (sticky then burn)>, <Paini tuʻu ua (2 standing ironwood trees)>
- Haʻateiho
- Hōfoa, <Fonu mo e moa (turtle and chicken)>
- Longoteme
- Nukuhetulu
- Nukuʻalofa, national capital
- Fanga ʻo Pilolevu
- Fasi mo e afi
- Fongoloa
- Hala ʻo Vave
- Halaano
- Halafoʻou
- Halaleva
- Houmakelikao
- Hunga
- Kape
- Kolofoʻou
- Kolomotuʻa, original Nukuʻalofa proper
- Sopu ʻo Tāufaʻāhau, short: Sopu
- Sia ko Veiongo
- Tongataʻeapa
- Longolongo
- Haʻavakaʻotua
- Kapetā
- Tavatuʻutolu
- Tuʻakātakilangi, incorrectly: Tuʻatakilangi
- Lopaukamea
- Mailetaha
- Mataika
- Matutuana
- Maui
- Maʻufanga, obsolete: Maʻofanga
- Ngeleʻia
- Pahu
- Pātangata
- Pīkula
- Takaunove
- Telekava
- Teufaiva
- Tufuenga
- Vaolōloa
- ʻAmaile
- ʻĀnana
- ʻUmusī
- Pea, <Vai ko puna (upwelling water)>, <Niuvākai (palmtree watchtower>
- Popua, short for: Vaʻepopua
- Puke, <Vai ko ʻoa (basket water)>
- Tofoa
- Tokomololo, <Vai ko Tuʻilokomana (T.'s water)>
- Vainī
- Veitongo
- Fafā
- Fukave
- Kanatea
- Makahaʻa
- Malinoa
- Manima
- Mataʻaho
- Monūafe
- Motutapu
- Moʻunu
- Moʻungatapu
- Ngofonua
- Nuku
- Nukunukumotu
- Oneata
- Pangaimotu
- Poloʻa
- Talakite
- Tau
- Toketoke
- ʻAtā
- ʻAtatā
- Tufuka
- Velitoa Hahake
- Velitoa Hihifo
- ʻAlakipeau
- ʻEueiki
- ʻOnevai
- ʻOnevao
- ʻAta
- ʻEua, <Fungafonua (landtop)>, <Vai ko Kahana (K.'s water)>
- Angahā
- Haʻatuʻa
- Houma
- Kolomaile
- ʻEuafoʻou
- Fataʻulua
- Futu
- Mataʻaho
- Muʻa
- Pangai
- Petani
- Sapaʻata
- Tongamamaʻo
- ʻEsia
- Tufuvai, short: Tufu
- ʻOhonua, island capital, <Taha kae afe (one worth a thousand; an ironwood tree)>
- Kalau
- Aʻa
- Faioa
- Fangasito
- Fatumanga
- Fonuafoʻou
- Fonualei
- Fonualei
- Fonuaʻunga
- Fonuaʻoneʻone
- Fuaʻamotu
- Hakaufasi
- Hunga, <Fā-ko-Avahungalu (screwpine of A.), Vaonukonuka (nukonuka bushes)>
- Hunga township
- Fofoa
- Foiata
- Foilifuka
- Kalau
- Luafatu
- Luamoko
- Kapa
- Falevai
- Kapa township
- Vakataumai
- ʻOtea
- Luakapa
- Nuku
- Katofanga
- Kenutu
- Lape
- Late
- Lekeleka
- Luahiapo
- Lualoli
- Luatafito
- Luaʻafuleheu
- Luaʻatofuaʻa
- Luaʻui
- Mafana
- Maninita
- Moʻunu
- Muʻomuʻa
- Nuapapu
- Nuapapu township
- Matamaka
- Alinonga
- Kitu
- Luaʻofa
- Ofu
- Ovaka
- Ovalau
- Pangaimotu
- Pangaimotu township
- ʻUtulei
- Afo
- Fafine
- Lotuma
- Tapana
- Fānautapu
- Lautala
- Nukutahanga
- Tuʻanukulau
- Sisia
- Tahifehifa
- Taula
- Taunga
- Tokū
- Totokafonua
- Totokamaka
- Tuʻungasika
- Vakaʻeitu
- Kulo
- Langitoʻo
- Tangatasito
- Vavaʻu, or Vavaʻu lahi, the main island, <ʻUtukalongalu (wave shaker cliff), Haʻafuluhao (a name)>
- Faleono
- Feletoa
- Fungamisi
- Haʻakio
- Haʻalufuli
- Holonga
- Houma
- Leimatuʻa
- Longomapu
- Makāve
- Mangia
- Mataika
- Neiafu, district's capital, <Vai ko Lēlea (L.'s water)>
- Falaleu
- Fangatongo
- Faʻokula
- Hopokanga
- Houmelei
- Kameli
- Masilamea
- Matangiake
- Neiafutahi
- Sailoame
- Saineai
- Vaipua
- ʻOtumapa
- ʻUtulangivaka
- Talau
- Taoa
- Taʻanea
- Tefisi
- Toula
- Tuʻanekivale
- Tuʻanuku, <Tavakefaiʻana (a tropic bird)>
- Utui
- Vaimalo
- Kiato
- Koloa
- Kolotahi
- Koloʻuta
- Matuʻanua
- Motulekaleka
- Nuku
- Okoa
- Pousini
- Tueʻia
- Tulie
- ʻEuaiki
- ʻEuakafa
- ʻOloʻua
- ʻOto
- ʻUmuna
- ʻUtungake
- Ngaʻunoho (or: Talihau)
- ʻUtungake township
- Mala
See also
References
Official survey maps ministry of lands, 1962 with amendments Also see: List of volcanoes