Administrative divisions of Tonga

The island country of Tonga has five administrative divisions. Each of these is further divided into districts, 23 in total. Below are several lists of the divisions, according to different sorting schemes.[1][2] The Niua Islands is managed directly from Nukuʻalofa, since the population is under 1500 people.

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Administrative subdivisions of Tonga

Administrative subdivisions
NameNotesCapitalArea (km2)Inhabited Islands
Area (km2)		Population (2016 Census)Density
(inhabitants/km2)
Tongatapupart of the Tongatapu GroupNukuʻalofa275.527274,611274
VavaʻuNeiafu161131.313,73892.7
HaʻapaiPangai132.11114.26,12550.2
ʻEuapart of the Tongatapu GroupʻOhonua88.3884,94556.8
Ongo Niuamanaged directly from NukuʻalofaHihifo7271.91,23217.8
TongaNukuʻalofa728.8677.4100,651142.1

By Districts
The seven districts of Tongatapu
NameSubdivisionISO 3166-2:TO codeNotesCapitalArea (km2)PopulationDensity
(inhabitants/km2)
KolofoʻouTongatapuTO-041West Nukuʻalofa0.0018,9600.0
KolomotuʻaTongatapuTO-042East Nukuʻalofa0.0017,1000.0
VainiTongatapuTO-043Vaini0.0012,9500.0
TatakamotongaTongatapuTO-044Tatakamotonga0.007,2300.0
LapahaTongatapuTO-045Lapaha0.007,3800.0
NukunukuTongatapuTO-046Nukunuku0.007,7300.0
KolovaiTongatapuTO-047Kolovai0.004,0800.0
NeiafuVavaʻuTO-051with Ofu and surrounding islandsNeiafu24.05,7800.0
PangaimotuVavaʻuTO-052Pangaimotu10.9791,3250.0
HahakeVavaʻuTO-053east VavaʻuTaʻanea30.002,3000.0
LeimatuʻaVavaʻuTO-054Leimatuʻa21.002,4360.0
HihifoVavaʻuTO-055west VavaʻuLongomapu30.002,1050.0
MotuVavaʻuTO-056Vavaʻu south islandsHunga45.1679850.0
LifukaHaʻapaiTO-021Pangai14.662,4200.0
FoaHaʻapaiTO-022Lotofoa13.9031,3600.0
LulungaHaʻapaiTO-023Haʻafeva73.851,0570.0
MuʻomuʻaHaʻapaiTO-024Nomuka11.266090.0
HaʻanoHaʻapaiTO-024Fakakai9.05110.0
ʻUihaHaʻapaiTO-026ʻUiha8.46720.0
ʻEua MotuʻaʻEuaTO-011ʻEua NorthʻOhonua44.502,8520.0
ʻEua FoʻouʻEuaTO-012ʻEua SouthAngaha44.502,1640.0
Niua ToputapuOngo NiuaTO-031Hihifo20.0076038.0
Niua FoʻouOngo NiuaTO-032ʻEsia52.0052310.0
TongaNukuʻalofa728.8103,500142.1

Notes

Minerva Reefs is generally considered to be a part of Tonga. It has never formed part of any administrative subdivision or district of Tonga.

Area stats

The districts of Tonga have the following statistical info: the average size of a district is 31.7 km2, while the median area is 0.0 km2. the size of these districts is predominantly dependent on the land area of the islands they occupy.

Population stats

The districts of Tonga have the following statistical info: The average district population is 4,500, while the median is 0.

According to official data from the 2011 Tonga we had over 20 cities with a population in excess of 200 inhabitants. The country's capital Nukuʻalofa is the only city had a population of over 20000 residents; 2 city with a population of 1 ÷ 5 thousand. and the rest of the cities of less than 1000. residents.

Sources :

See also

References
  1. Population Census 2011: Population size, Trend, Distribution and Structure, Tonga Department of Statistics
  2. Divisions of Tonga, Statoids.com
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