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Tonga Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Tonga with its 5 first-level divisions, the capital Nuku'alofa and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Tonga

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 5 units

Tonga is divided into 5 first-level administrative divisions:

EuaHa'apaiNiuasTongatapuVava'u

Largest cities in Tonga

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1Nuku'alofaCapital42,620
2Neiafu7,391

Nuku'alofa is the largest urban area in Tonga with about 42,620 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Tonga: ≈ 829 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Tonga at this map scale.

Ethnic groups in Tonga

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Tongan
96.5%other
3.5%

Tongan 96.5%, other (European, Fijian, Samoan, Indian, Chinese, other Pacific Islander, other Asian, other) 3.5% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Tongan is the most common ethnic group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Tonga

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Protestant
63.9%Church of Jesus Christ
19.7%Roman Catholic
13.7%other
2.1%none
0.6%no answer
0.1%

Protestant 63.9% (Free Wesleyan Church 34.2%, Free Church of Tonga 11.3%, Church of Tonga 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5%, Assembly of God 2.5%, Tokaikolo/Maamafo'ou 1.5%, Constitutional Church of Tonga 1.2%, other Protestant 4%), Church of Jesus Christ 19.7%, Roman Catholic 13.7%, other 2.1%, none 0.6%, no answer 0.1% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Protestant is the most common religious group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Tonga

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Tongan only
85%Tongan and other language
13.9%Tongan not used at home
1.1%

Tongan only 85%, Tongan and other language 13.9%, Tongan not used at home 1.1% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Tongan only is the most common language group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.