List of villages in Niue

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Villages of Niue Niue1.png
Villages of Niue
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Administrative village boundaries

Niue is subdivided into 14 villages (that is, municipalities). Each village has a village council that elects its chairman. The villages are at the same time electoral districts. Each village sends an assemblyman to the Parliament of Niue. [1]

List

The table lists the villages with population and area. These are the administrative subdivisions of Niue. Some of them include smaller settlements and hamlets.[ citation needed ]

The villages Alofi North and Alofi South together serve as the capital of Niue, Alofi (pop. 614). In the following table, the villages are listed in clockwise order.

No.VillagePop'n [2]
(2017
Census)
Pop'n [2]
(2022
Census)
Area [3]
in
km2
Pop'n
Density
(per km2)
2022
Motu (historical tribal area in the north)
1 Makefu 647317.134.8
2 Tuapa 10610312.547.3
3 Namukulu 1091.485.4
4 Hikutavake 453910.174.8
5 Toi 17324.776.9
6 Mutalau 987726.313.6
7 Lakepa 919521.585.1
8 Liku 887441.641.8
Tafiti (historical tribal area in the south)
9 Hakupu 19018048.044.1
10 Vaiea 103815.4015.9
11 Avatele 13912813.999.6
12 Tamakautoga 19818011.9311.2
13 Alofi South 41342346.4813.0
14 Alofi North 157187
Niue 1,7191,681261.466.5

References

  1. Niue Village Councils Ordinance 1967
  2. 1 2 "Niue Census of Population and Housing 2022". Niue Statistics Office. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. The Total Land Area of Niue