Alo, also known unofficially as Tu`a or the Kingdom of Futuna,^[1] is one of three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna, which encompasses the eastern two thirds (53 km² out of 83 km²) of Futuna Island, and mostly uninhabited Alofi Island (32 km², pop. 2) 2 km to the southeast. The total area of the chiefdom is 85 km², with a population of 2993, in nine villages, as of the census of July 22, 2003. The capital is the village of Mala'e (pop. 238). The largest village is Ono (pop. 738). The current Tuigaifo, or King, of the Kingdom of Alo is Petelo Vikena, whose coronation took place on November 6, 2008, in the small village of Alo.^[2]

Hoorn Islands (Futuna and Alofi)
Alo chiefdom: Futuna-east and Alofi

Hoorn Islands, also called Futuna Islands

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Coordinates: 13°18′S 176°10′W / 13.3°S 176.167°W / -13.3; -176.167

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