Nuku-Hiva

Commune in French Polynesia, France

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Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands

Location of Nuku-Hiva

Coordinates: (2020–2026) Benoît Kautai^[1]Area

387.8 km² (149.7 sq mi)Population

(2017)

2,951 • Density7.6/km² (20/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−09:30INSEE/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.

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.^[2] Its population was 2,951 at the 2017 census.^[3]

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:^[4]

Hatiheu
Taiohae
Taipivai

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Taiohae,^[4] on the southern side of the island of Nuku Hiva.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
^ Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017, Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
^ ^a ^b Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance