Nui (atoll)

Nui
Aerial view of Nui
Aerial view of Nui
Map of the atoll
Map of the atoll
Nui is located in Tuvalu
Nui
Nui
Location in Tuvalu
Coordinates: 07°13′29″S 177°09′37″E / 7.22472°S 177.16028°E / -7.22472; 177.16028
CountryTuvalu
Area
 • Total3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total610
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
DemonymNuian
ISO 3166 codeTV-NUI

Nui is an atoll and one of nine districts of the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu.[1][2] It has a land area of 3.37 km2 and a population of 610 (2017 Census).[3]

Traditionally Nuian culture is organised in three family circles – Tekaubaonga, Tekaunimala and Tekaunibiti families.[4] Most people live on the western end of Fenua Tapu. In the 2012 census, 321 people live in Alamoni – Maiaki and 221 people live in Manutalake – Meang (Tanrake).[3] The junior school is Vaipuna Primary School.

  1. ^ "Maps of Tuvalu". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands (1893 ed.). United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). 21 March 1872.
  3. ^ a b "Population of communities in Tuvalu". Thomas Brinkhoff. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ Pape, Sotaga (1983). "Chapter 10 – Nui". In Laracy, Hugh (ed.). Tuvalu: A History. Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific and Government of Tuvalu. pp. 74–76.