Neiafu is the second-largest town in
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...
with a population of 3,845 in 2021.
It is situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of
Vavaʻu, the main island of the Vavaʻu archipelago in northern Tonga. To the north-west lies the Mt. Talau with its distinctive flat top.
Neiafu is the administrative centre of the Vavaʻu group and has government offices, banks, schools, a police station and a hospital. It is also an important centre for tourism with many
yacht
A yacht () is a sail- or marine propulsion, motor-propelled watercraft made for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a ...
s anchoring in the Port of Refuge.
In the late 19th century Neiafu was the location of a German coaling-station, established under the country's 1876 Treaty of Friendship with Tonga. The base was transferred to Britain in 1900 with the establishment of a British protectorate.
The town is powered by a 300kW solar PV farm with battery backup in the hamlet of Kāmeli.
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Pictures of Neiafu
Populated places in Vavaʻu
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