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Table 3 Example of number of inhabitants and buildings by village, estimated for different coastal belt widths

From: A method for evaluating population and infrastructure exposed to natural hazards: tests and results for two recent Tonga tsunamis

Village name

 < 1033 m (highest elevation)

 < 25 m elevation

 < 5 m elevation

Population

Buildings

Population

Buildings

Population

Buildings

(No.)

(No.)

(No.)

(%)

(No.)

(%)

(No.)

(%)

(No.)

(%)

Pangaimotu

657

204

386

59

164

80

47

7

3

1

‘Utulei

116

48

52

45

30

63

19

16

0

0

Nga’unoho

181

69

149

82

66

96

36

20

23

33

‘Utungake

285

73

203

71

70

96

111

39

46

63

Tapana

3

6

3

100

6

100

1

33

1

17