Haano is an island in the Haʻapai islands of

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

. To the south are the islands of

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and Lifuka. 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, Ha'ano town,

Pukotala Pukotala is a settlement in Ha'ano island, Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its ...

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 h ...

. 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.

References

Islands of Tonga Haʻapai {{Tonga-geo-stub