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Commune in French Polynesia, France This article is about the administrative commune of Nuku-Hiva. For the island of Nuku Hiva proper, see Nuku Hiva. For a genus of spiders, see Nukuhiva. Commune in French Polynesia, France
Nuku-Hiva
Commune
Taiohae Bay, Nuku-HivaTaiohae Bay, Nuku-Hiva
Flag of Nuku-HivaFlag
Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas IslandsLocation of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands
Location of Nuku-Hiva
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
Area387.8 km (149.7 sq mi)
Population3,025
 • Density7.8/km (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−09:30
INSEE/Postal code98731 /98742
Elevation0–1,224 m (0–4,016 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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. Its population was 3,025 at the 2022 census.

The commune of Nuku-Hiva is made up of the island of Nuku Hiva proper (339 km (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:

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

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "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. ^ Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance


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