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'''Kolovai''' is a village on the [[Tonga]]n island of [[Tongatapu]]. Its 2006 population was 4,098.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spc.int/prism/country/TO/stats/Releases-New/census06/draft_PR.pdf |title=Preliminary Result Tonga Population Census 2006|publisher=[[Secretariat of the Pacific Community]]|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> |
'''Kolovai''' is a village on the [[Tonga]]n island of [[Tongatapu]]. Its 2006 population was 4,098.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spc.int/prism/country/TO/stats/Releases-New/census06/draft_PR.pdf |title=Preliminary Result Tonga Population Census 2006|publisher=[[Secretariat of the Pacific Community]]|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> |
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The village is notable for its [[lakalaka]], the national dance of Tonga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unesco.ru/files/docs/clt/kazan/kaeppler-expert-en.pdf|title=SAFEGUARDING INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE - The Tongan Lakalaka: Sung Speeches with Choreographed Movements|publisher=[[UNESCO]]|accessdate=2009-06-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627095745/http://www.unesco.ru/ru/?module=download&filename=%2Ffiles%2Fdocs%2Fclt%2Fkazan%2Fkaeppler-expert-en.pdf|archivedate=2022-06-27}}</ref> A national monument has been proposed to preserve the site of the koka tree where members of the [[Tu'i Kanokupolu]] dynasty received [[investiture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latrobe.edu.au/anthropology/tonga/vol5-1.html|title=Anthropology Program - Tongan History Association Newsletter|publisher=[[La Trobe University]]|accessdate=2009-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070906094239/http://latrobe.edu.au/anthropology/tonga/vol5-1.html|archive-date=2007-09-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is home to a large colony of [[Pacific Flying Fox]]es, a species of [[fruit bat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/pdf/i0076-3519-552-01-0001.pdf |title=Mammalian species|publisher=[[Smith College]]|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> |
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Kolovai | |
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Village | |
  Kolovai Location in Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| Coordinates: 21°05′59.4″S 175°20′21.8″W / 21.099833°S 175.339389°W | |
| Country |  Tonga |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 4,098 |
Kolovai is a village on the Tongan island of Tongatapu. Its 2006 population was 4,098.[1]
The village is notable for its lakalaka, the national dance of Tonga.[2] A national monument has been proposed to preserve the site of the koka tree where members of the Tu'i Kanokupolu dynasty received investiture.[3] It is home to a large colony of Pacific Flying Foxes, a species of fruit bat.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Preliminary Result Tonga Population Census 2006" (PDF). Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "SAFEGUARDING INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE - The Tongan Lakalaka: Sung Speeches with Choreographed Movements" (PDF). UNESCO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Anthropology Program - Tongan History Association Newsletter". La Trobe University. Archived from the original on 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Mammalian species" (PDF). Smith College. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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