Masilamea

Masilamea

Masilamea

Village in Tonga

Masilamea is a village on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga. The village had a population of 284 at the 2021 census.[1]

Masilamaea (in red)

History

In September 2022 the Tongan government began construction of new homes in the village for displaced survivors of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami.[2] In December 2022, displaced citizens of the island of Atatā were permanently resettled near the village.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021" (PDF). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "New homes construction underway for tsunami evacuees". Matangi Tonga. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Tonga volcano eruption: Mango and 'Atata Islanders resettle nearly a year on from disaster". RNZ. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Tonga volcano eruption: Mango and 'Atata Islanders resettle nearly a year on from disaster". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

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