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Wallis And Futuna
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast. Mata Utu is its capital and largest city. Its land area is . It had a population of 11,558 at the 2018 census (down from 14,944 at the 2003 census). The territory is made up of three main volcanic tropical islands and a number of tiny islets. It is divided into two island groups that lie about apart: the Wallis Islands (also known as Uvea) in the northeast; and the Hoorn Islands (also known as the Futuna Islands) in the southwest, including Futuna Island proper and the mostly uninhabited Alofi Island. Since 28 March 2003, Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity (''collectivité d'outre-mer'', or ''COM''). Between 1961 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Utu
Mata Utu (; ʻUvean: Matāutu, ) is the capital city of Wallis and Futuna, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located on the island of Uvéa (Uvea), in the district of Hahake, of which it is also the capital. It is one of two ports in Wallis and Futuna, the other being at Leava on Futuna. Hihifo Airport, the main airport serving the island and city, is to the northwest. Its population was 1,029 in 2018, up from 815 in 1998. The most prominent landmarks in the town are the Matâ'Utu Cathedral, the palace next to it and backdrop of the Mt. Lulu Fakahega where there is an old chapel. History In medieval times, Tuʻi Tonga invaders waged war against the islanders and took control. They installed the first chiefs, and called them the ''Uveas'', which became the ruling dynasty of the two islands; they are based at Mata-Utu to this day. During recent archaeological excavations of the area, fortifications built by the Tongans (circa the Middle Ages) were unearthed, at nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alo (Wallis And Futuna)
Alo (also known unofficially as Tu`a or the Kingdom of Futuna) is one of three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna, in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. (The other two chiefdoms are Uvea and Sigave.) Geography Overview The chiefdom known as Alo encompasses the eastern two thirds of Futuna Island - out of ) - and all of Alofi Island ( (which is virtually uninhabited). Alofi Island lies to the southeast of Futuna Island. The total area of the chiefdom is . It comprises nine villages, which together have a population is 1,950 (as of the 2018 census). The capital and largest village of Ali is Ono, which has about 738 residents. The current '' Tu`i Agaifo'' or king of the Kingdom of Alo is Lino Leleivai, who has served in this position since his coronation on 29 November 2018 (after the previous king, Filipo Katoa, abdicated because of health concerns). Administrative division The chiefdom is coextensive with the district of the same name. Alo� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallisian Language
Wallisian, or Uvean ( wls, Fakauvea, links=no), is the Polynesian language spoken on Wallis Island (also known as Uvea). The language is also known as East Uvean to distinguish it from the related West Uvean language spoken on the outlier island of Ouvéa near New Caledonia. The latter island was colonised from Wallis Island in the 18th century. Indigenous to Wallis island, the language is also spoken in New Caledonia since the 1950s due to a migration of many Wallisians (especially in Nouméa, Dumbéa, La Foa, and Mont Dore). According to the CIA World Factbook, it had 7,660 speakers in 2015. However, Livingston (2016) states that the actual number of speakers is much higher (around 20,000), albeit difficult to count precisely. The closest language to Wallisian is Niuafo'ou. It is also closely related to Tongan, though part of the Samoic branch, and has borrowed extensively from Tongan due to the Tongan invasion of the island in the 15th and 16th centuries. Uvea was set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrator Superior Of Wallis And Futuna
The Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna is the representative of the President of France in Wallis and Futuna. The current Administrator Superior is Hervé Jonathan, since 11 January 2021. The post was created in 1961, after Wallis and Futuna become a French overseas territory. In 2003, the status was changed to that of an overseas collectivity. For French representatives in Wallis and Futuna from 1887 until 1961, see: '' Resident of Wallis and Futuna''. List of administrators superior (1961–present) See also *Wallis and Futuna ** List of kings of Uvea **List of kings of Alo **List of kings of Sigave The King of Sigave, one of the two customary kingdoms of Futuna (Wallis and Futuna) has the title of '' Tu'i Sigave''. Kings of Sigave * Tuikamea (1784– ..) * Inosiopogoi * Latuka (.. –1800) * Vanae (1800 – 10 August 1839) * ''Occup ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Administrator Superior Of Wallis And Futuna Politics of Wallis and F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Constituencies Of The National Assembly Of France
France is divided into 577 constituencies (''circonscriptions'') for the election of deputies to the lower legislative House, the National Assembly (539 in Metropolitan France, 27 in the overseas departments and territories, and 11 for French residents overseas). Deputies are elected in a two round system to a term fixed to a maximum of five years. In 2010, a new set of constituency boundaries was adopted, with the dual purpose of ensuring a more equal number of voters per constituency, and of providing seats in the National Assembly to representatives of French citizens resident outside France. 33 constituencies were abolished, and 33 new ones created. Of the latter, 17 are in metropolitan France, five are in overseas France, while the rest of the world was divided into 11 constituencies for French residents overseas. These new constituencies were contested for the first time in the National Assembly elections of June 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (France)
The National Assembly (french: link=no, italics=set, Assemblée nationale; ) is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known as (), meaning "delegate" or "envoy" in English; etymologically, it is a cognate of the English word '' deputy'', which is the standard term for legislators in many parliamentary systems). There are 577 , each elected by a single-member constituency (at least one per department) through a two-round system; thus, 289 seats are required for a majority. The president of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, presides over the body. The officeholder is usually a member of the largest party represented, assisted by vice presidents from across the represented political spectrum. The National Assembly's term is five years; however, the President of France may dissolve the Assembly, thereby calling for new elections, unless it has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Senators Of Wallis And Futuna
Following is a List of senators of Wallis and Futuna, people who have represented the collectivity of Wallis and Futuna in the Senate of France. Background Wallis has 13 seats A seat is a place to sit. The term may encompass additional features, such as back, armrest, head restraint but also headquarters in a wider sense. Types of seat The following are examples of different kinds of seat: * Armchair, a chair eq ... and Futuna has seven, which form 20 seats in the territory. The government of Wallis and Futuna elects one senator by the results of the electoral college's absolute majority vote. List References {{DEFAULTSORT:Senators of Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna-related lists Politics of Wallis and Futuna Wallis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate (France)
The Senate (french: Sénat, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. The French Senate is made up of 348 senators (''sénateurs'' and ''sénatrices'') elected by part of the country's local councillors (in indirect elections), as well as by representatives of French citizens living abroad. Senators have six-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every three years. The Senate enjoys less prominence than the first, or lower house, the National Assembly, which is elected on direct universal ballot and upon the majority of which the Government has to rely: in case of disagreement, the Assembly can in many cases have the last word, although the Senate keeps a role in some key procedures, such as constitutional amendments and most importantly legislation about itself. Bicameralism was first introduced in France in 1795; as in many countries, it assigned th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Parliament
The French Parliament (french: Parlement français) is the bicameral legislature of the French Republic, consisting of the Senate () and the National Assembly (). Each assembly conducts legislative sessions at separate locations in Paris: the Senate meets in the and the National Assembly convenes at . Each house has its own regulations and rules of procedure. However, occasionally they may meet as a single house known as the Congress of the French Parliament (), convened at the Palace of Versailles, to revise and amend the Constitution of France. History and name The French Parliament, as a legislative body, should not be confused with the various parlements of the Ancien Régime in France, which were courts of justice and tribunals with certain political functions varying from province to province and as to whether the local law was written and Roman, or customary common law. The word "Parliament", in the modern meaning of the term, appeared in France in the 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Kings Of Sigave
The King of Sigave, one of the two customary kingdoms of Futuna (Wallis and Futuna) has the title of '' Tu'i Sigave''. Kings of Sigave * Tuikamea (1784– ..) * Inosiopogoi * Latuka (.. –1800) * Vanae (1800 – 10 August 1839) * ''Occupation by Alo (10 August 1839 – 1841)'' * Petelo Keletaona (1842–1851) * Alefosio Tamole (1851–18??) * Anise Tamole (1887?) * Lutotio (1889?) * Savelio Keletaona * Mateo Tamole * Toviko Keletaona (''1st time'') * Tamasi Tamole * Toviko Keletaona (''2nd time'') * Sui Tamole (''1st time'') * Ligareto Falemaa (.. –1929) * Keletaona Keletaona (1929–1932) * Fololiano Sui Tamole (1932–19??) * Sui Tamole (19??–19??) (''2nd time'') * Amole Keletaona (March 1941 – 29 September 1949) * Soane Vanai (19??–19??) * Pio Keletaona (19?? – 27 June 1955) * Sakopo Tamole "Pausu" (11 July 1955 – 18 January 1957) * Setefano Lavelua (27 January 1957 – 4 August 1959) * Sileno Tamole "Veu" (29 September 1959 – 7 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Kings Of Alo
The King of Alo is known as the Tu`i Agaifo. This is a list of the rulers of the polity of Alo, which is located on the eastern part of Futuna, one of Hoorn Islands in the Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands. List of rulers of Alo Fakavelikele * Fakavelikele * Pili * Mala'evaoa * Nimo o le Tano'a * Veliteki (1748–1756) * ... (1756–1784) * Fonati (1784–1839?) Tu`i Agaifo * Fonoti (1837?–1839?) * Niuliki (1839?–1841) * Musumusu (1841–1844) (''Regent'') * Filipo Meitala (1844–1862) * Alia Segi (1862–18..) * Soane Malia Musulamu (1887?–1929) * Soane Moefana (1929–1932) * Tuiseka * Usanio Pipisega * Paloto Aika * Savelio Meitala * Kamilo Katea * Maleselino Maituku * Kolio Maituku * Papilio Talae * Lelipo Pipisega * Alesio Feta'u * Petelo Savo Meitala * Soane Va Pipisega * Silisio Katea * Petelo Talae * Vito Tuiseka * Petelo Maituku (19.. – 27 December 1958) (''1st time'') * Setefano Tuikalepa (29 December 1958 – 8 February 1960) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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