Matuku is a tiny island in
Lulunga
Lulunga is an island group and a district in Haʻapai administrative division of the Kingdom of Tonga. The archipelago consists of 17 islands, only 5 of which are inhabited. These are Haʻafeva, Matuku, Kotu, ʻOʻua and Tungua. The population of ...
, a part of
Haapai in
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 easily reached by outboard motorboat from the neighbouring hub of
Haafeva and is on the course from there to the culturally important island of
Kotu Kotu may refer to:
* KOTU-LP, a low-power radio station (107.7 FM) licensed to Riddle, Oregon, US
* Kotu Island
Kotu is an island in Lulunga district, in the Ha'apai islands of Tonga
Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, P ...
.
The main village is on the northwest side. It has a government primary school. A wharf is constructed on the east side, but it is never used.
The island had a population of 89 in 2016.
References
Islands of Tonga
Haʻapai
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