|
|
| (91 intermediate revisions by 23 users not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| {{CountrySidebar
| | #REDIRECT [[Tonga (Pacific Island Guide)]] |
| |ID=77
| |
| |Country=Tonga
| |
| |Name=Tonga
| |
| |Type=Country
| |
| }}{{breadcrumb
| |
| | link1=[[Oceania|Oceania]]
| |
| | link2=
| |
| | link3=
| |
| | link4=
| |
| | link5=[[Tonga Genealogy|Tonga]]
| |
| }}__NOTOC__
| |
| Guide to '''Tonga ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |
| ==Information==
| |
| Tonga is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It was a [[England Genealogy|British]] protectorate from 1900 to 1970. The official languages are Tongan and English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tonga," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga, accessed 20 April 2016.</ref>
| |
| | |
| {{ButtonsGroup}}
| |
| | |
| ==Tonga Map==
| |
| Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Tonga.
| |
| | |
| [[Image:Tonga.png|border|300px|Tonga.png]]
| |
| | |
| <div style="clear:both"></div>
| |
| | |
| == Islands ==
| |
| Tonga's three main island groups are:
| |
| {|
| |
| |-
| |
| | style="vertical-align:top;"|
| |
| *Ha'apai
| |
| *Tongatapu
| |
| *Vava'u
| |
| |}
| |
| ===Districts===
| |
| Tonga is composed of a series of districts within subdivisions:
| |
| {| class="wikitable"
| |
| ! District !! Subdivision
| |
| |-
| |
| | Kolofo'ou || Tongatapu
| |
| |-
| |
| | Kolomotu'a || Tongatapu
| |
| |-
| |
| | Vaini || Tongatapu
| |
| |-
| |
| | Tatakamotonga || Tongatapu
| |
| |-
| |
| | Lapaha || Tongatapu
| |
| |-
| |
| | Nukunuku || Tongatapu
| |
| |-
| |
| | Kolovai || Tongatapu
| |
| |-
| |
| | Neiafu || Vava'u
| |
| |-
| |
| | Pangaimotu || Vava'u
| |
| |-
| |
| | Hahake || Vava'u
| |
| |-
| |
| | Leimatu'a || Vava'u
| |
| |-
| |
| | Hihifo || Vava'u
| |
| |-
| |
| | Motu || Vava'u
| |
| |-
| |
| | Lifuka || Ha'apai
| |
| |-
| |
| | Foa || Ha'apai
| |
| |-
| |
| | Lulunga || Ha'apai
| |
| |-
| |
| | Mu'omu'a || Ha'apai
| |
| |-
| |
| | Ha'ano || Ha'apai
| |
| |-
| |
| | 'Uiha || Ha'apai
| |
| |-
| |
| | 'Eua Motu'a || 'Eua
| |
| |-
| |
| | 'Eua Fo'ou || 'Eua
| |
| |-
| |
| | Niua Toputapu || Ongo Niua
| |
| |-
| |
| | Niua Fo'ou || Ongo Niua
| |
| |}
| |
| | |
| ==References==
| |
| {{reflist}}
| |
| [[Category:Tonga]]
| |