Holonga is a small village in the eastern (
Hahake
Hakake ( Uvean for "East") is one of the 5 districts of Wallis and Futuna, located in Wallis Island, in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Chiefdom of Uvea.
Geography
Located in the middle of the island, Hahake borders with the districts of Hih ...
) district of
Tongatapu in the kingdom of
Tonga. It lies between the villages of
Malapo Malapo is a small village in the eastern district of Tongatapu in the kingdom of Tonga
Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islan ...
and
Alakifonua. It had a population of 488 in 2016.
Origin
According to a legendary popular story, Holonga originally got its name from the people of
Pea
The pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the flowering plant species ''Pisum sativum''. Each pod contains several peas, which can be green or yellow. Botanically, pea pods are fruit, since they contain seeds and d ...
. They escaped from their hometown after they lost the battle against
Nukualofa. Some Pea people ran as far to Malapo and stayed there, some ran and settled at
Tatakamotonga and
Vaini
Vaini is a Administrative divisions of Tonga, district of Tongatapu division, Tonga.
References
Tongatapu
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. When the rest of the people of Pea still ran, they got tired and weary. They stopped, turned, and hid in the bush.
That place was named Holonga. ''Holo'' means escaped and ''nga'' means cry.
Nickname (Hingoa Fakatenetene): Tutu'angakava
Historic Sites: Fehi'a-kae-afe, Funga Tufukafa, Veikumete, Vaisio'ata
References
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Populated places in Tonga
Tongatapu