Alo (Wallis and Futuna)

Alo
Tu`a / Kingdom of Futuna
Chiefdom and District

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Alo and Sigave within the Hoorn Islands
Coordinates: 14°18′33.77″S 178°7′24.78″W / 14.3093806°S 178.1235500°WCoordinates: 14°18′33.77″S 178°7′24.78″W / 14.3093806°S 178.1235500°W
Country  France
Territory  Wallis and Futuna
Island Futuna and Alofi
Capital Mala'e
Area
 • Total 53 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Total 2,993
 • Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+12
No. of districts 1 (Alo)[1]
No. of municipalities 9
Map of Hoorn Islands

Alo (also known unofficially as Tu`a or the Kingdom of Futuna[2]) is one of three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna (the other two being Uvea and Sigave) in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.

Geography

Overview

Alo encompasses the eastern two thirds (53 square kilometres (20 sq mi) out of 83 square kilometres (32 sq mi)) of Futuna Island, and all of the mostly uninhabited Alofi Island (32 square kilometres (12 sq mi), population 2), 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the southeast of Futuna Island. The total area of the chiefdom is 85 square kilometres (33 sq mi), and total population is 2,993 spread among nine villages, as of the July 22, 2003 census. The capital is the village of Mala'e (population 238). The largest village is Ono (population 738). The last Tuigaifo, or King, of the Kingdom of Alo was Petelo Vikena, whose coronation took place on November 6, 2008, in the small village of Alo.[3] He abdicated, amid local controversy, on January 22, 2010. The Throne will remain vacant until a new Tuigaifo is chosen by the Council of Chiefs.

Administrative division

The chiefdom counts the homonym and coextensive district and 9 municipalities:[4]

Village Population District Island
Ono738Alo Futuna
Taoa717Alo Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna
Kolia432Alo Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna
Vele303Alo Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna
Poi294Alo Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna
Mala'e238Alo Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna
Tamana226Alo Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna
Tuatafa43Alo Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna
Alofitai2Alo Alofi

See also

References

  1. ↑ Coextensive with the chiefdom
  2. ↑ "New King Crowned In Futuna". Oceania Flash (Pacific Magazine (cache)). 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  3. ↑ "Futuna crowns new king". Radio New Zealand International. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  4. ↑ Municipal population of the villages in Wallis and Futuna (INSEE 2008, complete list)

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