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In other languages: Guide to Tonga ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Information[edit | edit source]
Tonga is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It was a British protectorate from 1900 to 1970. The official languages are Tongan and English.[1]
Tonga Map[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Tonga.
Islands[edit | edit source]
Tonga's three main island groups are:
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Districts[edit | edit source]
Tonga is composed of a series of districts within subdivisions:
| District | Subdivision |
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| 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tonga," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga, accessed 20 April 2016.