Editing Nukuʻalofa (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Talamahu.jpg|thumb|right|Talamahu Market]]
[[File:Taumoepeau Building.jpg|thumb|right|A hotel in Nuku'alofa]]
Nuku{{fakau'a}}alofa is the economic hub of the country.

[[Peau Vavaʻu]], an airline, had its head office in the Pacific Royale Hotel in Nukuʻalofa.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070612110829/http://www.peauvavau.to/contact.html Contact Information for Peau Vavaʻu]." Peau Vavaʻu. June 12, 2007. Retrieved on January 20, 2011. "Peau Vava'u Limited Pacific Royale Hotel Taufa'ahau Road Nuku'alofa Kingdom of Tonga"</ref> The former [[Royal Tongan Airlines]] had its head office in the Royco Building in Nuku{{fakau'a}}alofa.<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''Flight International''. 30 March – 5 April 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200303.html 61].</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040606140002/http://royaltonganairlines.com/contact/contact.html Contact Information]. [[Royal Tongan Airlines]]. 6 June 2004. Retrieved on 23 October 2009.</ref>

The city has markets and a central business district. Much of the central business district was destroyed during the [[2006 Nukuʻalofa riots]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6156878.stm |title=Six found dead after Tonga riots|publisher=BBC |date=17 November 2006 |access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref> Reconstruction started in 2008, funded by a US$55 million loan from China.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/4404/rebuilding-begins-in-nuku%27alofa-after-2006-riot |title=Rebuilding begins in Nuku'alofa after 2006 riot |website=Rnz.co.nz |date=19 November 2008 |access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref>

The city has a number of tourist hotels.