Alo (Wallis and Futuna)

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Map of Hoorn Islands

Alo (also known unofficially as Tu`a or the Kingdom of Futuna[1]) is one of three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna, in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. (The other two chiefdoms are Uvea and Sigave.)

Geography

Overview

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Administrative division

The chiefdom is coextensive with the district of the same name. Alo’s nine villages (or municipalities) are as follows:[3]

Village Population District Island
Ono 524 Alo Futuna
Taoa 480 Alo Futuna
Kolia 254 Alo Futuna
Vele 209 Alo Futuna
Poi 160 Alo Futuna
Mala'e 168 Alo Futuna
Tamana 152 Alo Futuna
Tuatafa 2 Alo Futuna
Alofitai 1 Alo Alofi

History

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See also

References

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