Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Tongatapu

#5 among attractions in Tongatapu

Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue

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The Loto-Tonga Soka Centre is a football facility in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. It was funded by FIFA through the world football body's Goal Programme and was opened in 2001. It hosted matches of the first round of the OFC 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The main office of the Tonga Football Association is also located within the venue. It has a capacity of 1,500 and is home to the Tonga national football team and Veitongo FC. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 21°11'25"S, 175°13'23"W

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Loto-Tonga Soka Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Royal Palace, Free Church of Tonga, St. Mary's Cathedral, Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua.

4.3 miN
Palace
Royal Palace, Nukuʻalofa
110 min walk • The Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Tonga is located in the northwest of the capital, Nukuʻalofa, close to the Pacific Ocean. The wooden Palace, which was built in 1867, is the official residence of the King of Tonga.
4 miN
Church
Free Church of Tonga, Nukuʻalofa
103 min walk • The Free Church of Tonga is a religious denomination of Methodist extraction in the Kingdom of Tonga. The Church was established in 1885 by King George Tupou I and his government at Lifuka, Ha'apai, as a nationalist reaction to attempts at colonising the Friendly Isles.
4.3 miNE
Church
St. Mary's Cathedral, Nukuʻalofa
110 min walk • The Cathedral of St. Mary is a religious building located on Vuna Road in the town of Nukualofa, capital of the Kingdom of Tonga a small independent state in Oceania.
3.9 miN
Church
Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua, Nukuʻalofa
101 min walk • The Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua or simply Church of St. Anthony of Padua, is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is in the Taufa'ahau road in the town of Nukualofa, the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean.
3.7 miNW
Temple
Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple, Tongatapu
94 min walk • The Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple is the 25th constructed and 23rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is located in the middle of Tonga's main island Tongatapu near Matangiake. The area where the temple is located is commonly known as Liahona, after the name of the church-owned high school there.
3.9 miN
Cemetery
Malaʻekula, Nukuʻalofa
100 min walk • Malaʻekula or Malaʻe Kula is the proper name of the royal burial grounds in central Nukuʻalofa in the Kingdom of Tonga in the southern Pacific Ocean. The kings of Tonga and their very close relatives are buried there. Those who are a little farther away from the mainline are buried elsewhere, in other chiefly cemeteries.
3.6 miSE
Beach
Matatahi Hufangalupe, Tongatapu
93 min walk • Hufangalupe is a natural land bridge on Tonga’s main island of Tongatapu. It was formed by the collapse of the roof a sea cave, one of many situated along the southeastern coast of the island. The waves often break dramatically near the entrance. The name Hufangalupe translates as “Pigeon’s gate”.
4.2 miN
Museum
Tonga National Museum, Nukuʻalofa
107 min walk • The Tonga National Museum is a national museum located in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga.
3.8 miN
Church
Church of Tonga, Nukuʻalofa
98 min walk • The Church of Tonga is one of the churches in Tonga. It is located in the capital Nukuʻalofa.
3.5 miN
Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Sport
Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa
90 min walk • Teufaiva Sport Stadium which was previously known as Tenefaira Field Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. It is used mostly for rugby union, football and rugby league and the Ikale Tahi team matches. The stadium holds 10,000 people.
3 miE
Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church in Tonga, Kolonga
78 min walk • The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Tonga, is one of the smaller religious groups in the South Pacific island state of Tonga with a reported 3,853 members as of June 30, 2020, started by Seventh-day Adventist missionaries from the United States who visited in 1891 and settled in 1895.