Angaha ('Eua)

Angahā is a village on the island of ʻEua in Tonga. It is located on the western side of the island. The population is 364.[1] The village was built in 1948 by people from Niuafoʻou who had been relocated to ʻEua after a volcanic eruption.[2] It is named after Angahā, the chief village of Niuafoʻou.

Angaha
Village
Coordinates: 21.362°S 174.957°W / -21.362; -174.957
Country Tonga
DistrictʻEua
Population
 (2021)
  Total364
Time zoneUTC+13:00

References

  1. "PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021" (PDF). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. "CHANGE OF HOMES". Otago Daily Times. 12 January 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 11 August 2022 via Papers Past.


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