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

Geography

Overview

The chiefdom known as Alo encompasses the eastern two thirds of Futuna Island - 53 km2 out of 83 km2) - and all of Alofi Island (32 km2 (which is virtually uninhabited). Alofi Island lies 2 km to the southeast of Futuna Island. The total area of the chiefdom is 85 km2. It comprises nine villages, which together have a population is 1,950 (as of the 2018 census). The capital and largest village of Alo is Ono, which has about 738 residents. The current Tu`i Agaifo or king of the Kingdom of Alo is Lino Leleivai, who has served in this position since his coronation on 29 November 2018 (after the previous king, Filipo Katoa, abdicated because of health concerns). The island bird is a hawk.

Administrative division

The chiefdom is coextensive with the district of the same name. Alo’s nine villages (or municipalities) are as follows:

History