Kotu Island

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Kotu is an island in Lulunga district, in the Ha'apai islands of Tonga. [1] As of 1992, there was one village on the island with a population of approximately 200 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hoëm, Ingjerd (2003). Hoëm, Ingjerd; Roalkvam, Sidsel (eds.). Oceanic Socialities and Cultural Forms: Ethnographies of Experience. Berghahn Series. New York City, USA: Berghahn Books. p. 174. ISBN   9781571815583.

Coordinates: 19°57′S174°48′W / 19.950°S 174.800°W / -19.950; -174.800