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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. | |||
[[Image:Tonga.png|border|300px|Tonga.png]] | |||
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== Islands == | |||
Tonga's three main island groups are: | |||
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{| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 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== | |||
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[[Category:Tonga]] | |||
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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[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:
|
Districts[edit | edit source]
Tonga is composed of a series of districts within subdivisions:
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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tonga," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga, accessed 20 April 2016.