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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> | |||
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==Tonga Map== | |||
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Tonga. | |||
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== Islands == | |||
Tonga's three main island groups are: | |||
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*Ha'apai | |||
*Tongatapu | |||
*Vava'u | |||
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===Districts=== | |||
Tonga is composed of a series of districts within subdivisions: | |||
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! District !! Subdivision | |||
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| Kolofo'ou || Tongatapu | |||
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| Kolomotu'a || Tongatapu | |||
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| Vaini || Tongatapu | |||
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| Tatakamotonga || Tongatapu | |||
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| Lapaha || Tongatapu | |||
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| Nukunuku || Tongatapu | |||
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| Kolovai || Tongatapu | |||
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| Neiafu || Vava'u | |||
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| Pangaimotu || Vava'u | |||
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| Hahake || Vava'u | |||
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| Leimatu'a || Vava'u | |||
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| Hihifo || Vava'u | |||
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| Motu || Vava'u | |||
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| Lifuka || Ha'apai | |||
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| Foa || Ha'apai | |||
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| Lulunga || Ha'apai | |||
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| Mu'omu'a || Ha'apai | |||
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| Ha'ano || Ha'apai | |||
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| 'Uiha || Ha'apai | |||
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| 'Eua Motu'a || 'Eua | |||
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| 'Eua Fo'ou || 'Eua | |||
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| Niua Toputapu || Ongo Niua | |||
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| Niua Fo'ou || Ongo Niua | |||
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==References== | |||
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[[Category:Tonga]] | |||
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