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Geography
Archipelago
Tokelau
Total islands
43
Major islands
Fale on Pacific Ocean
Area
3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Administration
New Zealand
Dependent territory
Tokelau
Largest settlement
Fale
Faipule (leader)
Esera Tuisano[1]
Pulenuku (mayor)
Otinielu Tuumuli[1]
Demographics
Population
483
Languages
Tokelauan, English
Fakaofo, formerly known as Bowditch Island, is a South Pacific Ocean atoll located in the Tokelau Group. The actual land area is only about 3 km2 (1.1 sq mi), consisting of islets on a coral reef surrounding a central lagoon of some 45 km2. According to the 2006 census 483 people officially live on Fakaofo (however just 370 were present at census night). Of those present 70% belong to the Congregational Church and 22% to the Catholic Church.[2]
^ ab"Results are in for the 2023 Tokelau national election". www.rnz.co.nz. RNZ. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^"2006 Census Tabular Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
Fakaofo, formerly known as Bowditch Island, is a South Pacific Ocean atoll located in the Tokelau Group. The actual land area is only about 3 km2 (1.1...
Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo. They have a combined land area of 10 km2 (4 sq mi). In addition to these...
Village Nukunonu Fakaofo Fale Show map of Tokelau Atafu Village Nukunonu Fakaofo Fale Show map of Oceania Atafu Village Nukunonu Fakaofo Fale Show map of...
Time in New Zealand is divided by law into two standard time zones. The main islands use New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), 12 hours in advance of Coordinated...
arrive in the Tokelau Islands on 5 October. On 6 October, a message from Fakaofo port reported that the ship was overdue. No ship or land-based operator...
of seats each atoll receives in the Fono is determined by population — Fakaofo and Atafu each have eight and Nukunonu has seven. Faipule and pulenuku...
600 of them live in the three atolls of Tokelau – Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo. Approximately 3,000 people in New Zealand speak Tokelauan, and the rest...
the London Missionary Society, Nukunonu was converted to Catholicism and Fakaofo was converted to both denominations. Since 1992 the Roman Catholic Mission...
yearly between the faipule (leaders) of Tokelau's three atolls: Atafu, Fakaofo, and Nukunonu. The current Ulu is Alapati Tavite, the Faipule of Nukunonu...
radio operators. The island is located 180 km (97 nmi; 112 mi) south of Fakaofo (Tokelau) and 300 km (162 nmi; 186 mi) north of Savai‘i (Samoa). The land...
southern Pacific Ocean consisting of the atolls of Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo. A referendum held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands...
the usual pantheon of Polynesian gods. The marae of the village of Fakaofo on Fakaofo atoll was the location of a house that contained a monumental coral...
Fenua Loa is an islet of the Fakaofo island group of Tokelau. Map of Fakaofo Atoll 9°26′24″S 171°12′18″W / 9.4399°S 171.2051°W / -9.4399; -171.2051...
practiced in Nukunonu, whereas inhabitants of the islands of Atafu and Fakaofo adhere to the Congregationalism. Prior to the arrival of Christianity,...
Pukapuka Rakahanga Rarotonga Suwarrow Takutea Niue Tokelau Atafu Nukunonu Fakaofo New Zealand also claims the Ross Dependency in Antarctica, including: the...
The music of Tokelau occurs in the atolls of Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo. It is dominated by communal choral activity in harmony, with percussive accompaniment...
Fala is an islet of the Fakaofo island group of Tokelau. A settlement Fakaofo was established there in 1960. Map of Fakaofo Atoll 9°22′S 171°16′W /...
earliest date so far discovered for when the United States began claiming Fakaofo, Funafuti, Hull Island, Niulakita, Nukufetau, and Nukulaelae. Pacific Ocean:...
under the Guano Islands Act; claims ceded to the Cook Islands. Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu: claimed by the U.S. under the Guano Islands Act; claims ceded...
Pulenuku (village mayor) elected in each of the three villages (Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu). Each village also elects one delegate for every 100 residents...
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