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In other languages: Lea faka-Tonga | English

Guide to Tonga ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country 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 Online Genealogy Records

Online
Research Help

Getting
Started

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:

Ha'apai
Tongatapu
Vava'u

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.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Tonga," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga, accessed 20 April 2016.

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 ==Country 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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-*[http://www.artsfaculty.auckland.ac.nz/special/germansintonga/?historicalbackground German and Tonga government relationship]
-*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Pacific/SamoaTahitiTongaFiji.pdf BYU Research Guide for Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga]
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+Tonga is composed of a series of districts within subdivisions:
-Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
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-*[[Genealogy Help on Facebook|Facebook Communities]] - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
+! District !! Subdivision
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center Learning Center] - Online genealogy courses
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+| Kolofo'ou || Tongatapu
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/?c=Tonga FamilySearch Center locator map]
+|-
+| 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
+|}
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