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Nuku'alofa
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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.
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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 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Nuku'alofa (Wikipedia)
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27,600 (2022, city)
1. Nuku'alofa (Wikipedia)
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19 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
1. Nuku'alofa (Wikipedia)
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21°8′0″S 175°12′0″W
1. Nuku'alofa (Wikipedia)
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first recorded 1810, formalized as capital 1875
1. Nuku'alofa (Wikipedia)
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Nuku'alofa is the capital and largest city of Tonga.
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