Nuku-Hiva

Nuku-Hiva is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands.[1] Its population was 2,951 at the 2017 census.[2]

This article is about the administrative commune of Nuku-Hiva. For the island of Nuku Hiva proper, see Nuku Hiva.
Nuku-Hiva
Commune
Taiohae Bay, Nuku-Hiva
Flag
Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands
Location of Nuku-Hiva
Coordinates: 8°49′13″S 140°12′45″W
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionMarquesas Islands
Government
 • MayorBenoît Kautai
Area
1
387.8 km2 (149.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
2,951
 • Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−09:30
INSEE/Postal code
98731 /98742
Elevation0–1,224 m (0–4,016 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune of Nuku-Hiva is made up of the island of Nuku Hiva proper (339 km2 (131 sq mi)), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of:

  • Eiao, located 97 km (60 mi) northwest of Nuku Hiva
  • Hatutu, located 103 km (64 mi) northwest of Nuku Hiva
  • Motu One, located 105 km (65 mi) north of Nuku Hiva
  • Motu Iti, located 48 km (30 mi) west of Nuku Hiva

Nuka-Hiva consists of the following associated communes:[3]

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Taiohae,[3] on the southern side of the island of Nuku Hiva.

Footnotes
  1. Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
  2. Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017, Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
  3. Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance



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