Tamakautoga

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Tamakautoga
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Tamakautoga council within Niue
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Administrative map of Niue showing all the villages
Coordinates: 19°06′14″S169°55′01″W / 19.10389°S 169.91694°W / -19.10389; -169.91694
CountryFlag of Niue.svg  Niue
Tribal Area Tafiti
Area
  Total11.93 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [1]
  Total180
  Density15.09/km2 (39.1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-11 (UTC-11)
Area code +683

Tamakautoga is one of the fourteen villages within the Pacific Ocean island nation of Niue. [2] Tamakautoga is located in the southwestern portion of the island and borders the villages of Avatele, Hakupu, and Niue's capital, Alofi, meeting all three at a quadripoint. The village's population at the 2022 census was 180, down from 198 in 2017. [1] This number has fallen significantly from the 19th century which was reported to be 275 in an 1899 mission census. [3] Tamakautoga is represented by Andrew Funaki in the Niue Assembly. [4]

The climate of Tamakautoga is classified as a tropical rainforest under the Köppen climate classification system. Temperatures in Tamakautoga vary from an average of 22.7 °C (72.9 °F) in July, the coolest month, to an average of 26.5 °C (79.7 °F) in February, the warmest month. Average precipitation in Tamakautoga ranges from a low of 88mm in June, the driest month, to 223mm in January, the wettest month. [5]

The Tamakautoga War Memorial honours Niuean soldiers from Tamakautoga who fought in World War I alongside the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. [6] Tamakautoga holds an annual show day involving performances, meals, and other activities. The 2017 show day was held on 26 August. [7] Tamakautoga is home to the Scenic Matavai Resort Niue, a 55-room resort on the coast of Niue that is part of the Scenic Hotel Group. [8] [9] Tamakautoga is serviced by a number of local roads as well as the Niue International Airport, part of which is located within the boundaries of the village. [10]

Australian writer Louis Becke documented a trip to Niue in his 1897 book Wild Life in Southern Seas in which his nurse took his infant daughter to Tamakautoga to meet members of the nurse's family. [11]

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  2. 1558550 (x a j h) Tamakautoga on OpenStreetMap
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