Hikutavake is one of the fourteen
villages
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...
of
Niue
Niue is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand. It is situated in the South Pacific Ocean and is part of Polynesia, and predominantly inhabited by Polynesians. One of the world's largest coral islands, Niue is c ...
. Its population at the 2022 census was 39, down from 45 in 2017.
The village was established by villagers from
Tuapa
Tuapa is one of the fourteen villages
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located ...
.
Location & geography
About 95% of the land surface is coral rock.
There is a trail on the north side of Niue that leads to a clifftop to an enclosed reef with
natural pools
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, some of them are 10 metres deep and 25 metres across.
References
Populated places in Niue
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