Masilamea
Masilamea is a village on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga. The village had a population of 284 at the 2021 census.
History
In September 2022 the Tongan government began construction of new homes in the village for displaced survivors of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami. In December 2022, displaced citizens of the island of Atatā were permanently resettled near the village.
References
- ^ "PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021" (PDF). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "New homes construction underway for tsunami evacuees". Matangi Tonga. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Tonga volcano eruption: Mango and 'Atata Islanders resettle nearly a year on from disaster". RNZ. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Tonga volcano eruption: Mango and 'Atata Islanders resettle nearly a year on from disaster". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
21°07′27″S 175°19′32″W / 21.12417°S 175.32556°W
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