Alofi is the capital of Niue, a self-governing island country in the South Pacific.
Alofi lies on Niue’s western coast and is divided into Alofi North and Alofi South, two of the island’s fourteen villages. It serves as the country’s administrative centre, even though Niue’s population is small and its settlements are spread around the island’s coastal road.
Niue is a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand. That arrangement gives Niue control over its internal affairs while New Zealand retains responsibility for defence and certain foreign-affairs matters, in consultation with the Niuean government. Niueans also hold New Zealand citizenship.
A common mix-up is confusing Niue with nearby Samoa or Tonga, which are separate Polynesian countries. The Cook Islands have a similar free-association relationship with New Zealand, but their capital is Avarua, not Alofi.