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Vaipoa

Vaipoa
Vaipoa is located in Tonga
Vaipoa
Coordinates: 15°57′S 173°45′W / 15.950°S 173.750°W / -15.950; -173.750
CountryTonga
IslandNiuatoputapu
Population
 • Total
172

Vaipoa is one of three villages on the island of Niuatoputapu in Tonga.[1] The population is 172.[2]

The other two villages on Niuatoputapu are Hihifo, which is the main village on the island, and Falehau.

Niuatoputapu was extensively damaged in the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami[3] with a number of fatalities.[4]

The tsunami followed an earthquake of an 8.0 Mw earthquake in the Samoan Islands region at 06:48:11 local time on 29 September 2009 (17:48:11 UTC).[5]

References

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  1. ^ "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT" The World Bank. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  2. ^ "PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021" (PDF). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Looking back | 4 years after devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Breaking News, World News and Video from al Jazeera".
  5. ^ Magnitude 8.0 - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Report on U.S. Geological Service's website. Retrieved online d.d. 5 October 2009.

15°57′S 173°45′W / 15.950°S 173.750°W / -15.950; -173.750


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