Alofi

In 1922 the first hospital in Niue opened in Alofi.{{cite book |title=Niue, a History of the Island |author= Terry Magaoa Chapman |publisher=University of the South Pacific |location=Suva |year=1982 |page=129 }}{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19220907.2.109 |title=GALA DAY ON NIUE. |work=New Zealand Herald |page=9 |date=7 September 1922 |access-date=10 November 2024 |via=Papers Past}}

In January 2004, Niue was hit by the fierce tropical storm Cyclone Heta, which killed two people and did extensive damage to the entire island. Many of Alofi's buildings were destroyed, including the hospital. Government buildings were shifted to a less exposed site 3 km (≈ 2 mi) inland from the west coast,{{Cite web |title=Alofi {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/alofi |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=www.encyclopedia.com}} named Fonuakula, after the storm.East-West Center This site is within the village boundaries of Alofi South.

It is located at the centre of Alofi Bay on the west coast of the island, close to the only break in the coral reef that surrounds Niue. The bay stretches for 30% of the island's length (about seven kilometres) from Halagigie Point in the south to Makapu Point in the north.

The council's territory borders with Avatele, Hakupu, Lakepa, Liku, Makefu, Mutalau, Tamakautoga and Tuapa.{{OSM|r|1558549|Alofi}}

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| Alofi

|23|28|260

|24|29|250

|24|28|300

|23|27|200

|22|26|130

|21|26|80

|20|25|90

|20|25|100

|21|26|100

|21|26|120

|22|27|140

|23|28|190

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Alofi features a tropical rainforest climate under the Köppen climate classification, with no discernible dry season. The city has a noticeably drier stretch from June through September. However, all of these months average more than {{convert|60|mm|abbr=on}} of rain, the limit for a dry season month. Average temperatures vary slightly throughout the course of the year in Alofi hovering at around {{convert|27|C}}, during the warmest month (February) and at around {{convert|23|C}} during the coolest months (July and August).

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|Jan record high C = 38

|Feb record high C = 38

|Mar record high C = 32

|Apr record high C = 36

|May record high C = 30

|Jun record high C = 32

|Jul record high C = 35

|Aug record high C = 37

|Sep record high C = 36

|Oct record high C = 31

|Nov record high C = 37

|Dec record high C = 36

|year record high C = 38

|Jan high C = 28

|Feb high C = 29

|Mar high C = 28

|Apr high C = 27

|May high C = 26

|Jun high C = 26

|Jul high C = 25

|Aug high C = 25

|Sep high C = 26

|Oct high C = 26

|Nov high C = 27

|Dec high C = 28

|year high C = 27

|Jan mean C = 26

|Feb mean C = 27

|Mar mean C = 26

|Apr mean C = 25

|May mean C = 25

|Jun mean C = 23

|Jul mean C = 22

|Aug mean C = 23

|Sep mean C = 23

|Oct mean C = 24

|Nov mean C = 25

|Dec mean C = 26

|year mean C = 25

|Jan low C = 23

|Feb low C = 24

|Mar low C = 24

|Apr low C = 23

|May low C = 22

|Jun low C = 21

|Jul low C = 20

|Aug low C = 20

|Sep low C = 21

|Oct low C = 21

|Nov low C = 22

|Dec low C = 23

|year low C = 22

|Jan record low C = 20

|Feb record low C = 20

|Mar record low C = 20

|Apr record low C = 14

|May record low C = 15

|Jun record low C = 13

|Jul record low C = 11

|Aug record low C = 11

|Sep record low C = 15

|Oct record low C = 15

|Nov record low C = 11

|Dec record low C = 17

|year record low C = 11

|Jan precipitation mm = 261.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 253.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 305.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 202.6

|May precipitation mm = 138.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 88.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 96.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 105.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 102.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 123.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 145.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 196.2

|year precipitation mm = 2018.4

|year precipitation days = 0

|year rain days = 2

|year snow days = 0

|source 1 = Weatherbase{{cite web

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|date=August 2010

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The town is serviced by Niue International Airport. There are also numerous roads, both paved and dirt, that crisscross the town.{{Cite web |url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=NE45256&sch=NIUE |title=Niue International Airport |access-date=26 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221250/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=NE45256&sch=NIUE |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=usurped }}

The island's main seaport is Sir Roberts Wharf. It is close to the centre of Alofi, within 200 metres of the capital's post office and just to the north of the Chamber of Commerce building. It is a small wharf, capable—due to the island's topography—of only handling smaller flat-bottomed boats. Larger cargo vessels and fishing boats moor near the reef, and barges are used to offload cargo. Major strengthening, extension work, and renovations to the wharf were commissioned in 2020, after cyclone damage earlier in the year.{{Cite web |url=https://tvniue.com/2020/12/a-much-stronger-and-bigger-sir-roberts-wharf-officially-commissioned/|publisher=Television Niue|title=A much stronger and bigger Sir Robert’s Wharf officially commissioned |author-first=Esther|author-last=Pavihi|access-date=20 April 2022}}{{Additional citation needed|date=January 2025}}

• Dalton Tagelagi (b. 1968), politician
• Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi (1935–2011), politician

• Niue High School
• List of villages in Niue
• Huanaki Cultural Centre & Museum
• List of national capitals

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• {{cite web |author=East-West Center |author-link=East-West Center |title=Niue recovery at $23 million, Alofi to be relocated |url=http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/ACOS-64BQXY?OpenDocument |work=East-West Center |publisher=East-West Center |date=20 January 2009 |access-date=3 August 2009|ref=heta}}
• {{cite web |author=NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |author-link=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand) |title= Niue – Country Information Paper – NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade|url=http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Countries/Pacific/Niue.php |publisher=NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |date=22 June 2009 |access-date=3 August 2009|ref=MFAT}}
• {{Cite book |last1=Siosikefu |first1=Margaret Hagen |last2=Haberkorn |first2=Gerald |title=Niue population profile based on 2006 census of population and housing: a guide for planners and policy-makers |url=http://www.spc.int/prism/Country/NU/stats/Reports/Census%202006/NIUE%20PROFILE-25-02WEB.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113162754/http://www.spc.int/prism/Country/NU/stats/Reports/Census%202006/NIUE%20PROFILE-25-02WEB.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2009 |url-status=live |format=PDF|access-date=3 August 2009 |year=2008 |publisher=Secretariat of the Pacific Community |location=Nouméa, New Caledonia |isbn=978-982-00-0235-7 |id=AACR2 304.609 9626 |pages=4–5 |ref=SPC}}
• {{cite web |title= Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Alofi, Niue |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=22819&refer=&units=metric |publisher= Weatherbase|year= 2009 |access-date=3 August 2009|ref=weather}}

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• [http://www.seafriends.org.nz/niue/history.htm History of Niue]
• [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/3378599.stm Cyclone aftermath pictures]

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