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Sigave
Sigavé (also Singave or Sigave) is one of the 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 Alo.) Geography Overview Sigave encompasses the western third of Futuna Island (30 km2 of Futuna Island's total area of 83 km2). Sigave has six villages, which together had a population of 1,275 as of the 2018 census. The capital and largest village is Leava (pop. 322). Administrative division The chiefdom of Sigave is coextensive with the district of the same name. Its six villages (or municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...) are as follows: History Education The junior high school in the area is Collège Fiua de Sigave. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Villages In Wallis And Futuna ...
There are 36 villages with municipal status in Wallis and Futuna, including the capital Mata'utu. The total population at the census of population of 2018 was 11,558. List The villages are listed by district, from the largest to the smallest: Other villages (without municipal status) *Alofivai (Hahake District) *Fineveke (Mua District) References External links {{Oceania topic, List of cities in Cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Futuna Island, Wallis And Futuna
Futuna (; ) is an island in the Pacific Ocean occupying area of with a population of 10,912. It belongs to the French overseas collectivity (''collectivité d'outre-mer'', or ''COM'') of Wallis and Futuna. It is one of the Hoorn Islands or Îles Horne; nearby Alofi is the other. They are both remnants of the same ancient, extinct volcano, now bordered with a fringing reef. Futuna has a maximum elevation of . Futuna is where Pierre Chanel was martyred in 1841, becoming Polynesia's only Catholic saint. The cathedral of Poi now stands on the site where he was martyred. Futuna takes its name from an endonym derived from the local ''futu'', meaning fish-poison tree. Geography The population was 10,765 (as of the 2022 census);. Futuna's highest point is Mont Puke at above sea level, and the island has an area of , with in Sigave and in Alo. Climate Futuna (Maopoopo weather station) has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification ''Af''). The average annu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futuna (Wallis And Futuna)
Futuna (; ) is an island in the Pacific Ocean occupying area of with a population of 10,912. It belongs to the French overseas collectivity (''collectivité d'outre-mer'', or ''COM'') of Wallis and Futuna. It is one of the Hoorn Islands or Îles Horne; nearby Alofi is the other. They are both remnants of the same ancient, extinct volcano, now bordered with a fringing reef. Futuna has a maximum elevation of . Futuna is where Pierre Chanel was martyred in 1841, becoming Polynesia's only Catholic saint. The cathedral of Poi now stands on the site where he was martyred. Futuna takes its name from an endonym derived from the local ''futu'', meaning fish-poison tree. Geography The population was 10,765 (as of the 2022 census);. Futuna's highest point is Mont Puke at above sea level, and the island has an area of , with in Sigave and in Alo. Climate Futuna (Maopoopo weather station) has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification ''Af''). The average annu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leava
Leava is the largest village in the chiefdom of Sigave, on the French Pacific island of Futuna, part of the Wallis and Futuna island group. It is also the administrative centre of Sigave. Overview Leava is located on the shore of Sigave Bay Sigavé (also Singave or Sigave) is one of the 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 Alo.) Geography Overview Sigave encompasses the wes ... in the centre of the island's west coast, and has a population of 322. References Populated places in Wallis and Futuna {{WallisFutuna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuku, Wallis And Futuna
Nuku is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Sigave District on the northwestern coast of Futuna Island. Its population according to the 2018 census was 204 people. Overview The village lies between Leava Leava is the largest village in the chiefdom of Sigave, on the French Pacific island of Futuna, part of the Wallis and Futuna island group. It is also the administrative centre of Sigave. Overview Leava is located on the shore of Sigave Bay S ..., the district seat, and Vaisei. Its major building is the church of Sausau (french: Eglise de Sausau). References External links * Populated places in Wallis and Futuna {{WallisFutuna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavai, Wallis And Futuna
Tavai is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Sigave Sigavé (also Singave or Sigave) is one of the 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 Alo.) Geography Overview Sigave encompasses the wes ... District on the northwestern coast of Futuna Island. Its population according to the 2018 census was 160 people. References Populated places in Wallis and Futuna {{WallisFutuna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaisei
Vaisei is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Sigave District Sigavé (also Singave or Sigave) is one of the 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 Alo.) Geography Overview Sigave encompasses the wes ... on the northwestern coast of Futuna Island. Its population according to the 2018 census was 160 people. References Populated places in Wallis and Futuna {{WallisFutuna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiua
Fiua is a village in 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 .... It is located in Sigave District on the northwestern coast of Futuna Island. Its population according to the 2018 census was 257 people. References Populated places in Wallis and Futuna {{WallisFutuna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uvea (Wallis And Futuna)
Uvea ( wls, ʻUvea, french: Royaume coutumier de Uvea) is one of the three official chiefdoms (''Royaume coutumier'', ) of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna (the other two being Sigave and Alo) in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. Geography Overview Uvea encompasses the whole of Wallis and the surrounding islets. The total area of the kingdom is with a population of 8,333 spread over three districts. The capital and largest village is Mata Utu, situated on the east coast with a population of 1,029. Administrative division The chiefdom counts 3 districts and 21 municipalities: ;Districts: ; Municipal villages: ;Other villageswithout municipal status History ʻUvea has probably been inhabited by Polynesians since the 15th century CE and was then part of the Tuʻi Tonga Empire. The two archaeological sites of Talietumu and Tonga Toto are remains from that period. The kingdom of ʻUvea was founded sometimes in the 15th century and the monarch was titled ''T ... [...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] |
