Tu'anuku is a village on the western part of
Vava'u,
Tonga
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. It has several nicknames such as ''Toa-ko-Tavakefai'ana'', ''Halapukepuke'', ''Hala-siki-'o-Mata'aho'' and also ''Uini-e-Ngofe''. The population is 298.
There is a fresh water lake next to this village as well as one of Vava'u's two highest mountains,
Mo'unga Lafa.
Tu'anuku has five churches: the
Church of Tonga (Siasi 'o Tonga), the
Free Church of Tonga (Siasi 'o Tonga Tau'atāina), the
Free Wesleyan Church (Siasi Uesiliana Tau'atāina 'o Tonga), the
Seventh Day Adventist Church (Siasi 'Aho Fitu), and the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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(Siasi 'o Sīsū Kalaisi 'o e Kau Mā'oni'oni he Ngaahi 'Aho ki mui). It also has a primary school, G.P.S. Tu'anuku, which runs from Class 1 through Class 6. Older students are bussed to Neiafu for their secondary school education.
Tu'anuku is an estate of the chief,
Finau 'Ulukalala. Their current town officer is 'Amanakilelei Funaki.
References
Populated places in Vavaʻu
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