Alo (Wallis and Futuna)

{{Infobox settlement | name = Alo | other_name = Tu`a / Kingdom of Futuna | native_name = | settlement_type = Chiefdom and District | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = Flag of Alo.svg |flag_size = 150px |flag_alt = Royal Standard |flag_link = Flag of Wallis and Futuna#Subdivision flags | image_seal = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | image_map = WF -Hoorn.png | map_caption = Alo and Sigave within the Hoorn Islands | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|France}} | subdivision_type1 = Territory | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} | subdivision_type2 = Island | subdivision_name2 = Futuna and Alofi | subdivision_type3 = Capital | subdivision_name3 = Ono | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | leader_title = King (Tu`i Agaifo) | leader_name = Lino Leleivai | established_title = | established_date = | area_total_km2 = 53 | population_as_of = 2018 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1,950 | population_density_km2 = 47 | timezone = UTC+12 | utc_offset = | coordinates = {{coord|14|18|33.77|S|178|7|24.78|W|region:WF|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | blank_name_sec1 = No. of districts | blank_info_sec1 = 1 (Alo)<ref>Coextensive with the chiefdom</ref> | blank1_name_sec1 = No. of municipalities | blank1_info_sec1 = 9 | elevation_ft = | website = | footnotes = | official_name = | iso_code = WF-AL }} thumb|right|250px|Map of Hoorn Islands '''Alo''' (also known unofficially as '''Tu`a''' or the '''Kingdom of Futuna'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ONE ISLAND, TWO KINGS IN SOUTH PACIFIC |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2008/11/07/one-island-two-kings-south-pacific |publisher=Pacific Islands Report |date=7 November 2008 |access-date=7 October 2021 |archive-date=7 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007044143/http://www.pireport.org/articles/2008/11/07/one-island-two-kings-south-pacific |url-status=dead }}</ref>) is one of three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna, in Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. (The other two chiefdoms are Uvea and Sigave.)

==Geography==

===Overview=== The chiefdom known as Alo encompasses the eastern two thirds of Futuna Island - {{convert|53|km2}} out of {{convert|83|km2}}) - and all of Alofi Island ({{convert|32|km2}} (which is virtually uninhabited). Alofi Island lies {{Convert|2|km}} to the southeast of Futuna Island. The total area of the chiefdom is {{convert|85|km2}}. It comprises nine villages, which together have a population is 1,950 (as of the 2018 census). The capital and largest village of Alo is Ono, which has about 738 residents. The current ''Tu`i Agaifo'' or king of the Kingdom of Alo is Lino Leleivai, who has served in this position since his coronation on 29 November 2018 (after the previous king, Filipo Katoa, abdicated because of health concerns).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/wallisfutuna/futuna/tuiagaifo-lino-leleivai-devient-36eme-roi-alo-futuna-657539.html|title=Tuiagaifo Lino Leleivai devient le 36ème roi de Alo à Futuna|website=Wallis et Futuna la 1ère|date=30 November 2018 |language=fr|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> The island bird is a hawk.

===Administrative division=== The chiefdom is coextensive with the district of the same name. Alo’s nine villages (or municipalities) are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statistique.wf/download/43/recensement-2018/1153/pop_rp2018_villages_tranchesdage.xlsx|title=Population municipale des villages des îles Wallis et Futuna (recensement 2018)|publisher=INSEE|accessdate=21 February 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" |- ! Village || Population || District || Island |- |Ono||align="right"|524||Alo || Futuna |- |Taoa||align="right"|480||Alo || Futuna |- |Kolia||align="right"|254||Alo || Futuna |- |Vele||align="right"|209||Alo || Futuna |- |Poi||align="right"|160||Alo || Futuna |- |Mala'e||align="right"|168||Alo || Futuna |- |Tamana||align="right"|152||Alo || Futuna |- |Tuatafa||align="right"|2||Alo || Futuna |- |Alofitai||align="right"|1||Alo || Alofi |}

==History== {{main|Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna#History|l1=History of Futuna}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130512040435/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/wallis.aspx Village populations] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930182555/http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de/wg.php?x=&men=gadm&lng=de&dat=32&geo=-233&srt=npan&col=aohdq Area figures] *[http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/pacific/wallis_and_futuna/wallis_and_futuna.htm Map: Lonely Planet] *[http://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/Wallis-and-Futuna.html Map: Everyculture] *{{FOTW|id=wf-a|title=Flag of Alo}}

Category:Chiefdoms and districts of Wallis and Futuna Category:Kingdoms Category:Island countries