Kolovai

Kolovai is a village on the Tongan island of Tongatapu. Its 2006 population was 4,098.^[1]

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Kolovai
Village
Kolovai Location in Tongatapu, Tonga
Coordinates: 21°05′59.4″S 175°20′21.8″W / 21.099833°S 175.339389°W / -21.099833; -175.339389
Country	Tonga
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	4,098
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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]

1. ^ "Preliminary Result Tonga Population Census 2006" (PDF). Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Anthropology Program - Tongan History Association Newsletter". La Trobe University. Archived from the original on 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
4. ^ "Mammalian species" (PDF). Smith College. Retrieved 2009-06-25.

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