Niutao | |
|---|---|
Reef Island | |
 Satellite image of Niutao | |
 Map of the island | |
  Niutao Location in Tuvalu | |
| Coordinates: 06°06′30″S 177°20′29″E / 6.10833°S 177.34139°E | |
| Country | Tuvalu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 582 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | TV-NIT |
Niutao is a reef island in the northern part of Tuvalu.[1][2] It is one of the nine districts (islands) of Tuvalu. It is also one of the three districts that consist of only one island — not counting the three islets inside the closed lagoon. Niutao has a population of 582 (2017 census).[3]
- ^ "Maps of Tuvalu". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands (1893 ed.). United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). 21 March 1872.
- ^ "Population of communities in Tuvalu". Thomas Brinkhoff. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.