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List of villages in Niue

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Villages of Niue
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

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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.

Motu (historical tribal area in the north)
Village Population
(2017 census)[2]
Population
(2022 census)[2]
Area
in km2
Population
density
(per km2)
2022[3]
Makefu647317.134.8
Tuapa10610312.547.3
Namukulu1091.485.4
Hikutavake453910.174.8
Toi17324.776.9
Mutalau987726.313.6
Lakepa919521.585.1
Liku887441.641.8
Tafiti (historical tribal area in the south)
Village Population
(2017 census)[2]
Population
(2022 census)[2]
Area
in km2
Population
density
(per km2)
2022[3]
Hakupu19018048.044.1
Vaiea103815.4015.9
Avatele13912813.999.6
Tamakautoga19818011.9311.2
Alofi South41342346.4813.0
Alofi North15718746.4813.0
Niue1,7191,681261.466.5

References

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  1. Niue Village Councils Ordinance 1967
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Niue Census of Population and Housing 2022". Niue Statistics Office. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 The Total Land Area of Niue