Nuku'alofa is the capital and largest city of Tonga, on the northern coast of Tongatapu. It hosts the national government, parliament and royal palace, and was formalized as the capital in 1875 after first being recorded in 1810. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2022 figure (city), from Nuku'alofa's own Wikipedia infobox; the wider metropolitan area is given separately as 74,454. Area (sq km) Founding Year1875 is the year Nuku'alofa was formalized as Tonga's capital, the date the infobox itself gives; the settlement was first recorded in 1810. Population Estimate Year Connections
Capital Of
Tonga, Countries Nuku'alofa is the capital of Tonga.
Source Nuku'alofa (Wikipedia)
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Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.
Source Court of Appeal, Ministry of Justice of Tonga, Internet Archive copy of justice.gov.toAbout the Court of Appeal, sessions held at Nuku’alofa (seat)Quote, About the Court of Appeal, sessions held at Nuku’alofa (seat)
The Court of Appeal sits at Nuku’alofa twice a year for up to two weeks each session.
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1. Nuku'alofa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, population
27,600 (2022, city)
Infobox, area
19 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Infobox, coordinates
21°8′0″S 175°12′0″W
Infobox, founded
first recorded 1810, formalized as capital 1875
Introduction
Nuku'alofa is the capital and largest city of Tonga.
- In Group: Cities of Oceania (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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