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Nukuʻalofa

Coordinates: 21°8′0″S 175°12′0″W / 21.13333°S 175.20000°W / -21.13333; -175.20000
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Nukuʻalofa
Downtown Nukuʻalofa
Downtown Nukuʻalofa
Nukuʻalofa is located in Tonga
Nukuʻalofa
Nukuʻalofa
Coordinates: 21°8′0″S 175°12′0″W / 21.13333°S 175.20000°W / -21.13333; -175.20000
Country Tonga
IslandTongatapu
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Highest elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total23,658
 • Estimate 
(2012)
24,571
Time zoneUTC+13 (–)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+14 (–)
Area code676
ClimateAf

Nukuʻalofa is the capital city of Tonga. It is on the island of Tongatapu.

35% of Tongans live in Nukuʻalofa. As of 1996, about 22,400 people lived there.