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Mala'efo'ou

Coordinates: 13°20′25″S 176°11′30″W / 13.34028°S 176.19167°W / -13.34028; -176.19167
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Malaʻefoʻou
Village
Malaʻefoʻou is located in Wallis
Malaʻefoʻou
Malaʻefoʻou
Location in Wallis Island
Coordinates: 13°20′25″S 176°11′30″W / 13.34028°S 176.19167°W / -13.34028; -176.19167
Country France
Territory Wallis and Futuna
IslandWallis
ChiefdomUvea
DistrictMua
Population
 (2018)
 • Total171
Time zoneUTC+12

Malaʻefoʻou, formerly Mua, is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Mua District on the southeast coast of Wallis Island.

Overview

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Malaʻefoʻou is the main town in the district, located about 8 km south of Mata-Utu. Its population according to the 2018 census was 171 people.[1] Except a few industrial buildings the village is residential.

Near the village there are two archaeological sites Talietumu and Tonga Toto and north of the center is also the church L'église Saint-Joseph, the oldest church in Wallis.

References

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  1. ^ "Population municipale des villages des îles Wallis et Futuna (recensement 2018)". INSEE. Retrieved 21 February 2020.