Ha'ano is the main village and district center, with a population of 123. Fakakakai is the largest village, with a population of 150.[2]
The district includes the namesake island as well as the island Mo'unga'one (1.17 km2, pop. 63, 20 km to the west) and a few uninhabited islands.
Tonga's 15th Prime Minister, 'Akilisi Pohiva, was born in Fakakakai, Ha'ano in 1941. Several church leaders are from Ha'ano, including Rev. Finau Katoanga and Rev. Dr. Tuipulotu Katoanga.
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.[3]
^"TONGA 2016 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING VOLUME 1: BASIC TABLES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT" (PDF). October 2017. p. 20. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^"News from happy Ha'apai in Tonga". www.nelligennet.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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