Tamakautoga

Tamakautoga is one of the fourteen villages within the Pacific Ocean island nation of Niue.[2] Tamakautoga is located in the southwestern portion of the island and borders the villages of Avatele, Hakupu, and Niue's capital, Alofi, meeting all three at a quadripoint. The village's population at the 2017 census was 160, up from 136 in 2011.[3] This number has fallen significantly from the 19th century which was reported to be 275 in an 1899 mission census.[4] Tamakautoga is represented by Andrew Funaki in the Niue Assembly.[5]

Tamakautoga
Village
Tamakautoga council within Niue
Administrative map of Niue showing all the villages
Coordinates: 19°06′14″S 169°55′01″W
Country Niue
Tribal AreaTafiti
Area
 • Total11.93 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total160
 • Density13.16/km2 (34.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-11 (UTC-11)
Area code(s)+683

The climate of Tamakautoga is classified as a tropical rainforest under the Köppen climate classification system. Temperatures in Tamakautoga vary from an average of 22.7 °C (72.9 °F) in July, the coolest month, to an average of 26.5 °C (79.7 °F) in February, the warmest month. Average precipitation in Tamakautoga ranges from a low of 88mm in June, the driest month, to 223mm in January, the wettest month.[6]

The Tamakautoga War Memorial honours Niuean soldiers from Tamakautoga who fought in World War I alongside the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.[7] Tamakautoga holds an annual show day involving performances, meals, and other activities. The 2017 show day was held on 26 August.[8] Tamakautoga is home to the Scenic Matavai Resort Niue, a 55-room resort on the coast of Niue that is part of the Scenic Hotel Group.[9][10] Tamakautoga is serviced by a number of local roads as well as the Niue International Airport, part of which is located within the boundaries of the village.[11]

Australian writer Louis Becke documented a trip to Niue in his 1897 book Wild Life in Southern Seas in which his nurse took his infant daughter to Tamakautoga to meet members of the nurse's family.[12]

References
  1. "Niue Household and Population Census 2017" (PDF). niue.prism.spc.int. Niue Statistics Office. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. 1558550 Tamakautoga on OpenStreetMap
  3. "Niue Household and Population Census 2017" (PDF). niue.prism.spc.int. Niue Statistics Office. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. Churchill, William (1 January 1908). Ward, Robert (ed.). "Niuē: A Reconnaissance". Bulletin of the American Geographical Society. 40 (3): 150. doi:10.2307/198226. ISSN 0190-5929. JSTOR 198225.
  5. "Office of the Premier". Government of Niue. Government of Niue.
  6. "Climate Tamakautoga". Climate-data.org. Climate-data.org. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  7. "Tamakautoga war memorial, Niue". New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  8. "Tamakautoga Village Show Day". Niue Tourism. Niue Tourism. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  9. "Accommodation". Niue Tourism. Niue Tourism. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  10. "Niue, the Pacific island struggling to cope as its population plummets". The Guardian. Associated Press in Niue. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  11. 1558550 Tamakautoga on OpenStreetMap
  12. Becke, Louis (1897). Wild Life in Southern Seas. London: T. F. Unwin. pp. 99–100. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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