# Ovaka

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For the town in New Zealand, see [Owaka](/source/Owaka).

**Ovaka** is an island in [Tonga](/source/Tonga). It is located within the [Vava'u Group](/source/Vava'u_Group) in the far north of the country. It is 2800 meters long east–west, and more than 800 meters wide at its widest point. The namesake village is located on the northeast coast. The island had a population of 96 in 2021.[1]

Notable residents include Salesi (Charles) Liu, who was one of the six sons of chiefs of high rank chosen to accompany Prince [Viliami Tungī Mailefihi](/source/Viliami_Tung%C4%AB_Mailefihi) to school at [Newington College](/source/Newington_College) in [Sydney, Australia](/source/Sydney,_Australia), with [James Egan Moulton](/source/James_Egan_Moulton) to translate the English Holy Bible into the Tongan language in 1896.

Niuingatoni Liu (dec. 1988) named after [Newington College](/source/Newington_College) is the son of Salesi Liu who was named in honour of his father's endeavor to [Australia](/source/Australia) and was a well known [punake](/source/Punake) in Tonga. He composed the [lakalaka](/source/Lakalaka) for the villages of [Navutoka](/source/Navutoka), [Kolonga](/source/Kolonga) and [Niutoua](/source/Niutoua) in [Tongatapu](/source/Tongatapu), [Tonga](/source/Tonga). To this day, his compositions are still performed at auspicious occasions.

## References

1. ["PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021"](https://tongastats.gov.to/download/231/2021/5692/census-2021-preliminary-results_dec-2021.pdf). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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