Angaha (ʻEua)

Angaha
Village
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Coordinates: 21°21′43″S 174°57′25″W / 21.362°S 174.957°W / -21.362; -174.957
Country Tonga
DistrictʻEua
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
364
Time zoneUTC+13:00

Angahā is a village on the island of ʻEua in Tonga. It is located on the western side of the island. The population is 364.[1] The village was built in 1948 by people from Niuafoʻou who had been relocated to ʻEua after a volcanic eruption.[2] It is named after Angahā, the chief village of Niuafoʻou.

References

  1. ^ "PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021" (PDF). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ "CHANGE OF HOMES". Otago Daily Times. 12 January 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 11 August 2022 – via Papers Past.


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