Nanumea

Nanumea
Nanumea atoll from space
Nanumea atoll from space
Map of the atoll
Map of the atoll
Nanumea is located in Tuvalu
Nanumea
Nanumea
Location in Tuvalu
Coordinates: 05°39′55″S 176°06′45″E / 5.66528°S 176.11250°E / -5.66528; 176.11250
CountryTuvalu
Area
 • Total3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total512
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeISO416TV-NMA
Websitehttp://www.nanumea.net/

Nanumea is the northwesternmost atoll in the Polynesian nation of Tuvalu,[1] a group of nine coral atolls and islands spread over about 400 miles (640 km) of the Pacific Ocean just south of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Nanumea is 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) with a population of 512 people (2017 census).[2]

  1. ^ "Maps of Tuvalu". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Population of communities in Tuvalu". Thomas Brinkhoff. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.