Alo (also known unofficially as Tu`a or the Kingdom of Futuna) is one of three official

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s of the French territory of

Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...

, in

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, in the South

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. (The other two chiefdoms are

Uvea The uvea (; Lat. ''uva'', "grape"), also called the ''uveal layer'', ''uveal coat'', ''uveal tract'', ''vascular tunic'' or ''vascular layer'' is the pigmented middle of the three concentric layers that make up an eye. History and etymology ...

and

Sigave Sigavé (also Singave or Sigave) is one of the 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 Alo.) Geography Overview Sigave encompasses the west ...

Geography

Overview

The chiefdom known as Alo encompasses the eastern two thirds of Futuna Island - out of ) - and all of

Alofi Island Alofi is an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity ('' collectivité d'outre-mer'', or ''COM'') of Wallis and Futuna. Alofi was inhabited until 1840. The highest point on the island is Kolofau. The ...

( (which is virtually uninhabited). Alofi Island lies to the southeast of Futuna Island. The total area of the chiefdom is . It comprises nine villages, which together have a population is 1,950 (as of the 2018

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). The

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and largest village of Ali is Ono, which has about 738 residents. The current '' Tu`i Agaifo'' or king of the Kingdom of Alo is

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, who has served in this position since his

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on 29 November 2018 (after the previous king, Filipo Katoa,

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because of health concerns).

Administrative division

The chiefdom is coextensive with the district of the same name. Alo’s nine villages (or

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) are as follows:

History

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