Liku, Niue

Liku
Liku council within Niue
Liku council within Niue
Administrative map of Niue showing all the villages
Administrative map of Niue showing all the villages
Coordinates: 19°02′S 169°47′W / 19.033°S 169.783°W / -19.033; -169.783
Country Niue
Tribal AreaMotu
Area
 • Total
41.64 km2 (16.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
74
 • Density1.77/km2 (4.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-11 (UTC-11)
Area code+683

Liku is one of the fourteen villages of Niue, located close to the easternmost part of the island.[2] It lies due east of the capital, Alofi, and its population at the 2022 census was 74.[1]

Geography

Liku is connected to the capital by a road which traverses the centre of the island. It is also - along with Lakepa, six kilometres to the north and Hakupu, 10 kilometres to the south - one of three villages on the east coast road which connects Vaiea in the south with Mutalau on the north coast.

Administration

Liku is one of the fourteen constituencies in Niue, electing one representative to the Niue Assembly. Following the 2008 general election, its representative is Pokotoa Sipeli, who serves as Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Minister of Administrative Services.[3]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ a b "Niue Census of Population and Housing 2022". Niue Statistics Office. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ 1558553 (xjah) Liku on OpenStreetMap
  3. ^ "Members of the Niue Fono Ekepule" Archived 2010-08-12 at the Wayback Machine, website of the Niuean government