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    ʻUiha

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    ʻUiha is an island in Lifuka district, in the Haʻapai islands of Tonga. It had a population of 638 in 2006 and an area of 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi). The island has two villages, ʻUiha and Felemea.

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    ʻUiha is an island in Lifuka district, in the Haʻapai islands of Tonga. It had a population of 638 in 2006 and an area of 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi). The island has two villages, ʻUiha and Felemea. During the summer of 1863 islanders ambushed the slave ship margarita during a blackbirding expedition. In September 2022 the island's electricity system was transition from a diesel generator to a solar-battery system with diesel backup.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Lifuka Island Group

    • Tofua

      54.1 km²▲ 370 m

      Major islands

    • Foa

      13.6 km²▲ 27 m

      Major islands

    • Kao

      11.5 km²▲ 1,033 m

      Major islands

    • Lifuka

      11.4 km²▲ 22 m

      Major islands

    • Haʻano

      6.7 km²▲ 23 m

      Minor islands

    • Uoleva

      3 km²▲ 18 m

      Minor islands

    • Lofanga

      1.4 km²▲ 28 m

      Minor islands

    • Moʻungaʻone

      1.3 km²▲ 26 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Haʻapai

    • Tofua

      54.1 km²▲ 370 m

      Major islands

    • Foa

      13.6 km²▲ 27 m

      Major islands

    • Kao

      11.5 km²▲ 1,033 m

      Major islands

    • Lifuka

      11.4 km²▲ 22 m

      Major islands

    • Vahe Mu'omu'a

      7.5 km²▲ 45 m

      Major islands

    • Nomuka

      7.1 km²

      Major islands

    • Haʻano

      6.7 km²▲ 23 m

      Major islands

    • Uoleva

      3 km²▲ 18 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia