Niue is subdivided into 14 villages (that is, municipalities). Each village has a village council that elects its chairman. The villages are at the same time electoral districts. Each village sends an assemblyman to the Parliament of Niue.[1]
Niue is subdivided into 14 villages (that is, municipalities). Each village has a village council that elects its chairman. The villages are at the same time electoral districts. Each village sends an assemblyman to the Parliament of Niue.[1]
The table lists the villages with population and area. These are the administrative subdivisions of Niue. Some of them include smaller settlements and hamlets.[citation needed]
The villages Alofi North and Alofi South together serve as the capital of Niue, Alofi (pop. 614). In the following table, the villages are listed in clockwise order.
| No. | Village | Pop'n[2] (2017 Census) |
Pop'n (2022 Census) |
Area[3] in km2 |
Pop'n Density (per km2) 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motu (historical tribal area in the north) | |||||
| 1 | Makefu | 70 | 83 | 17.13 | 4.8 |
| 2 | Tuapa | 112 | 91 | 12.54 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Namukulu | 11 | 8 | 1.48 | 5.4 |
| 4 | Hikutavake | 49 | 30 | 10.17 | 4.8 |
| 5 | Toi | 22 | 33 | 4.77 | 6.9 |
| 6 | Mutalau | 100 | 94 | 26.31 | 3.6 |
| 7 | Lakepa | 87 | 110 | 21.58 | 5.1 |
| 8 | Liku | 98 | 74 | 41.64 | 1.8 |
| Tafiti (historical tribal area in the south) | |||||
| 9 | Hakupu | 220 | 197 | 48.04 | 4.1 |
| 10 | Vaiea | 115 | 86 | 5.40 | 15.9 |
| 11 | Avatele | 143 | 135 | 13.99 | 9.6 |
| 12 | Tamakautoga | 160 | 134 | 11.93 | 11.2 |
| 13 | Alofi South | 427 | 606 | 46.48 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Alofi North | 170 | |||
| Niue | 1,784 | 1,689 | 261.46 | 6.5 | |
