ʻUiha

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Uiha is an island in Lifuka district, in the Haapai islands of Tonga. It had a population of 638 in 2006 and an area of 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi). The island has two villages, Uiha and Felemea. During the summer of 1863 islanders ambushed the slave ship margarita during a blackbirding expedition. In September 2022 the island's electricity system was transition from a diesel generator to a solar-battery system with diesel backup.

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