Nui | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Nui_atoll.jpg) Aerial view of Nui | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Nui_2022.png) Map of the atoll | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Tuvalu_location_map.svg)  Nui Location in Tuvalu | |
| Coordinates: 07°13′29″S 177°09′37″E / 7.22472°S 177.16028°E | |
| Country | Tuvalu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 610 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nuian |
| ISO 3166 code | TV-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.
- ^ "Maps of Tuvalu". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands (1893 ed.). United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). 21 March 1872.
- ^ a b "Population of communities in Tuvalu". Thomas Brinkhoff. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ 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.