Malapo is a small village in the eastern district of
Tongatapu
Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukualofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016), 70.5% of the nation ...
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 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...
. It is located in the fork of the road junction, where the main road to
Nukualofa splits into the road to
Mua and beyond and the road to the airport near
Fuaamotu. It is near to the neighbouring village of
Holonga. The population is 647.
Overview
The village is located on (chief)
Luani's estate, and the main hall is called after him: Tāufatoutai. The famous ''
faikava'' singers, the Afoeteau (100 chords) hail from Malapo.
There is a huge mound in Malapo, which may contain the remnants of king
Tuitātui, but no one knows for sure, and the government is unwilling to have archeologists start digging.
References
Populated places in Tonga
Tongatapu
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