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Haʻano is an island in the Haʻapai islands of Tonga. To the south are the islands of Foa and Lifuka.
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Map of Ha'ano, Tonga
The island is 6.58 km2 (2.54 sq mi) in area. It is losing population, which dropped from 588 in 1996 to 477 in 2006.
The four villages are all located on the west coast. From north to south, they are:
Ha'ano is the main village and district center, with a population of 135. Fakakakai is the largest village, with a population of 215.
The district of Ha'ano includes beside the namesake island also the island Mo'unga'one (1.17 km², pop. 136, 20 km to the west), and a few uninhabited islands.
Many of the church leaders and presidents are from Ha'ano such as Rev Finau Katoanga, Rev Dr Tuipulotu Katoanga and upcoming Charles Katoanga from the Church of Tonga
Trivia
In 2004 a German television station sponsored two German families to live for three months on the island 'like natives'. The result of this experiment was filmed. More about this documentary "Traumfischer" on the webpage http://www.nelligennet.com/horst.html