Niue is subdivided into 14 villages (that is, municipalities). Each village has a village council that elects its chairman. The villages are at the same time electoral districts. Each village sends an assemblyman to the Parliament of Niue.
List
The table lists the villages with population and area. These are the administrative subdivisions of Niue. Some of them include smaller settlements and hamlets.
The villages Alofi North and Alofi South together serve as the capital of Niue, Alofi (pop. 614). In the following table, the villages are listed in clockwise order.
No. | Village | Pop'n (2017 Census) |
Pop'n (2022 Census) |
Area in km |
Pop'n Density (per km) 2022 |
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Motu (historical tribal area in the north) | |||||
1 | Makefu | 64 | 73 | 17.13 | 4.8 |
2 | Tuapa | 106 | 103 | 12.54 | 7.3 |
3 | Namukulu | 10 | 9 | 1.48 | 5.4 |
4 | Hikutavake | 45 | 39 | 10.17 | 4.8 |
5 | Toi | 17 | 32 | 4.77 | 6.9 |
6 | Mutalau | 98 | 77 | 26.31 | 3.6 |
7 | Lakepa | 91 | 95 | 21.58 | 5.1 |
8 | Liku | 88 | 74 | 41.64 | 1.8 |
Tafiti (historical tribal area in the south) | |||||
9 | Hakupu | 190 | 180 | 48.04 | 4.1 |
10 | Vaiea | 103 | 81 | 5.40 | 15.9 |
11 | Avatele | 139 | 128 | 13.99 | 9.6 |
12 | Tamakautoga | 198 | 180 | 11.93 | 11.2 |
13 | Alofi South | 413 | 423 | 46.48 | 13.0 |
14 | Alofi North | 157 | 187 | ||
Niue | 1,719 | 1,681 | 261.46 | 6.5 |
References
- Niue Village Councils Ordinance 1967
- ^ "Niue Census of Population and Housing 2022". Niue Statistics Office. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- The Total Land Area of Niue
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