Taoa
in Vava‘u, Tonga
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Vava'u International Airport (3 mi) - Lifuka Island Airport (83 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -18.629 and -173.985 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -18° 37' 43" and W -173° 59' 6"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pa'anga - TOP
- Spoken languages:
- Tonga, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:57 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- UTC/GMT offset: 13 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 6:50 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 19.367 and 5.800 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Assamakka - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Tonga.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Tonga. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Taoa
Taoa in Vava‘u is a town in Tonga about 11,086 mi (or 17,841 km) west of , the country's capital city.
Current time in Taoa is now 06:57 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Tongatapu with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 2 airports near Taoa. The closest airport in Tonga is Vava'u International Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Neiafu, Pangai, Hihifo, Nuku'alofa and `Ohonua. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Videos from this area
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Cyclone Rene
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S/V Honeymoon in Tonga (Episode 19)
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Sailing at Vava'u
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Tours-TV.com: Vavaʻu Islands
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Vavaʻu
Vavau redirects here. For the village in Samoa, see Vavau, Samoa Vava'u {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=Vavaʻu. gif|size=|sizedefault=frameless|alt=}}Map of Vava'u.
Pangaimotu
Pangaimotu is an island, and the name of the island's largest village. It is located in the Vava'u Group of Tonga, and is reachable in a half hour boat trip from Neiafu, the capital of the Vava'u district. Aside from the beaches, a centrepiece of the island's attraction is wreck jumping from the hull of the upturned ship 50 metres off the island's main beach.
Neiafu (Vava'u)
Neiafu is the second-largest town in Tonga with a population of about 6,000. It is situated beside the Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of Vava'u, the main island of the Vava'u archipelago in northern Tonga. To the north-west lies the 131m high Mt. Talau with its distinctive flat top. Neiafu is the administrative centre of the Vava'u group and has government offices, banks, schools, a police station and a hospital.
Vaimalo
Vaimalō, is a village in the western district of Vavaʻu in Tonga. Vaimalō was named by one of the most revered and beloved chiefs in Vava'u's history the great Finau Fisi. The village became the sole estate of his only child and son Naufahu Mapilitoa. In 1781 right off the coast of Longomapu, it was Finau Fisi in his double hulled war canoe the Talito'a who met the Spaniard explorer Don Francisco Antonio Mourelle the first European to discover Vava'u.
