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.[3] Its population was 3,025 at the 2022 census.[2]

Nuku-Hiva
Taiohae Bay, Nuku-Hiva
Taiohae Bay, Nuku-Hiva
Flag of Nuku-Hiva
Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands
Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands
Location of Nuku-Hiva
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Coordinates: 8°49′13″S 140°12′45″W / 8.8202°S 140.2126°W / -8.8202; -140.2126
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionMarquesas Islands
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Benoît Kautai[1]
Area
1
387.8 km2 (149.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
3,025
 • Density7.8/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:[4]

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

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia] (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
  3. ^ Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
  4. ^ a b Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance