Alo (Wallis and Futuna)

Alo (Wallis and Futuna)

Alo, also known unofficially as Tu`a, is one of the three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna, which encompasses the eastern two thirds (53 km² out of 83 km²) of Futuna Island, and mostly uninhabited Alofi Island (32 km², pop. 2) 2 km to the southeast. The total area of the chiefdom is 85 km², with a population of 2993, in nine villages, as of the census of July 22, 2003. The capital is the village of Mala'e (pop. 238). The largest village is Ono (pop. 738).

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External links

* [http://www.xist.org/cntry/wallis.aspx village populations]
* [http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-233&srt=npan&col=aohdq area figures]
* [http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/pacific/wallis_and_futuna/wallis_and_futuna.htm
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* [http://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/Wallis-and-Futuna.html
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* [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/wf-a.html Flag]


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