Haano is an island in the

Haʻapai Haʻapai is a group of islands, islets, reefs, and shoals in the central part of Tonga. It has a combined land area of . The Tongatapu island group lies to its south, and the Vavaʻu group lies to its north. Seventeen of the Haʻapai islands are ...

islands of

Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...

. To the south are the islands of Foa and

Lifuka Lifuka is an island in the Kingdom of Tonga. It is located within the Haʻapai group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukuʻalofa. It is the administrative centre of the Haʻapai group of islands with Pangai ...

. The island is in area. It is losing population, which dropped from 588 in 1996 to 477 in 2006. The island's four villages are located on the west coast. From north to south, they are

Muitoa Muitoa is a settlement in Ha'ano island, Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattere ...

, Ha'ano town,

Pukotala Pukotala is a settlement in Ha'ano island, Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scatte ...

and

Fakakakai Fakakakai is a settlement on Haʻano Island, Tonga. It falls within the Haʻapai island grouping. The town has a population of 150. See also * List of islands and towns in Tonga The following list gives all islands and cities (villages and ham ...

. Ha'ano is the main village and district center, with a population of 123. Fakakakai is the largest village, with a population of 150. The district includes the namesake island as well as the island Mo'unga'one (1.17 km², pop. 63, 20 km to the west) and a few uninhabited islands. Tonga's 15th Prime Minister, ' Akilisi Pohiva, was born in Fakakakai, Ha'ano in 1941. Several church leaders are from Ha'ano, including Rev. Finau Katoanga and Rev. Dr. Tuipulotu Katoanga.

Trivia

In 2004 a German television station sponsored two German families to live for three months on the island 'like natives'. The result of this experiment was filmed.

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