Holopeka

Coordinates: 19°47′02″S 174°20′28″W / 19.784°S 174.341°W / -19.784; -174.341 (Holopeka)
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Holopeka location in Lifuka Island

Holopeka is a settlement in Lifuka island, Tonga. The population is 132.[1]

Holopeka met international acclaim in the mid-1990s, as the ancestral home of New Zealand rugby player Jonah Lomu. Lomu came to be regarded as one of the greatest rugby players of all time.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PRELIMINARY RESULT TONGA POPULATION CENSUS 2021" (PDF). Tonga Statistics Department. 24 December 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Tongan village mourns Lomu". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2022-11-23.

19°47′02″S 174°20′28″W / 19.784°S 174.341°W / -19.784; -174.341 (Holopeka)