What is "foa"

Foa is an island in Tonga. It is located within the Haapai group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukualofa.

Foa is linked to adjacent Lifuka Island by a causeway, and is located 640 metres northeast of Lifuka.

The island has an area of 13.39 km². In 1996, the population numbered 1,434. It rose to 1,485 in 2006.

Foa is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.