Namukulu is one of the fourteen

villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Niue Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tong ...

. With a population of 11 (2017 census), it is the smallest village on the island. It has an observation point located close to the Namukulu Cottages The village was established in 1922 by people moving from

Tuapa Tuapa is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population at the 2017 census was 112, up from 97 in 2011. Villagers from Tuapa established the villages of Makefu, Hikutavake, and Namukulu Namukulu is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. With ...

. It celebrated its centenary in 2022.

Geography

The village is located about 5 kilometres from

Alofi Alofi is the capital of the Pacific Ocean island nation of Niue. With a population of 597 in 2017, Alofi has the distinction of being the second smallest national capital city in terms of population (after Ngerulmud, capital of Palau). It consi ...

, and lies between the villages of

and

Hikutavake Hikutavake is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population at the 2017 census was 49, up from 40 in 2011. The village was established by villagers from Tuapa. Location & geography About 95% of the land surface is coral rock. There is ...

. There is a single resort, Namukulu Cottages & Spa.

References

Populated places in Niue 1922 establishments in Niue {{niue-geo-stub