Tamakautoga 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 ...

within the

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island nation of

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 ...

. Tamakautoga is located in the southwestern portion of the island and borders the villages of

Avatele Avatele, formerly known as Oneonepata Matavaihala, is one of the fourteen villages of Niue, located on the southwest coast, with a population of 143 residents as of 2017. Geography Avatele Beach, the village's main sea track, stretches along the ...

Hakupu Hakupu is one of the fourteen villages of the island of Niue. According to the 2017 census, it has a population of 220, making it the second-largest village in Niue. Geography It is located in the southeast of the island, close to Matatamane Poin ...

, and Niue's capital,

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 ...

, meeting all three at a

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. The village's population at the 2017 census was 160, up from 136 in 2011. This number has fallen significantly from the 19th century which was reported to be 275 in an 1899 mission census. Tamakautoga is represented by

Andrew Funaki Peter Andrew Funaki is a Niuean politician who serves in the Niue Assembly, representing the Tamakautoga constituency. Funaki also serves in the cabinet of Premier Toke Talagi as a member that assists the Minister of the Ministry of Infrastructur ...

in the

Niue Assembly The Niue Assembly ( niu, Niue Fono Ekepule) is the legislature of Niue. It consists of 20 members; 14 representatives of the villages and 6 elected on a common roll. Members are directly elected by universal suffrage, and serve a three-year t ...

. The climate of Tamakautoga is classified as a tropical rainforest under the

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system. Temperatures in Tamakautoga vary from an average of in July, the coolest month, to an average of in February, the warmest month. Average precipitation in Tamakautoga ranges from a low of 88mm in June, the driest month, to 223mm in January, the wettest month. The

Tamakautoga War Memorial Tamakautoga is one of the fourteen villages within the Pacific Ocean island nation of Niue. Tamakautoga is located in the southwestern portion of the island and borders the villages of Avatele, Hakupu, and Niue's capital, Alofi, meeting all thr ...

honours

an soldiers from Tamakautoga who fought in

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alongside the

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. Tamakautoga holds an annual show day involving performances, meals, and other activities. The 2017 show day was held on 26 August. Tamakautoga is home to the Scenic Matavai Resort Niue, a 55-room resort on the coast of Niue that is part of the Scenic Hotel Group. Tamakautoga is serviced by a number of local roads as well as the

Niue International Airport Niue International Airport , also known as Hanan International Airport, is an international airport serving the island nation of Niue. It is located near the town of Alofi, and is only used by Air New Zealand, flying to and from Auckland twice a ...

, part of which is located within the boundaries of the village. Australian writer

Louis Becke George Lewis Becke (or Louis Becke; 18 June 1855 – 18 February 1913) was an Australian Pacific trader, short story writer and novelist. Early life Becke was born at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, son of Frederick Becke, Clerk of Petty Ses ...

documented a trip to Niue in his 1897 book ''Wild Life in Southern Seas'' in which his nurse took his infant daughter to Tamakautoga to meet members of the nurse's family.

References

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