Nuku-Hiva is a
commune of
French Polynesia, an overseas territory of
France
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in the
Pacific Ocean
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. The commune is in the
administrative subdivision of the
Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in ...
.
[Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française]
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Its population was 2,951 at the 2017 census.
[Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017]
Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
The commune of Nuku-Hiva is made up of the island of
Nuku Hiva proper (), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of:
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Eiao
Eiao is the largest of the extreme northwestern Marquesas Islands. The island is uninhabited, but is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Nuku-Hiva, itself in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands.
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, located northwest of Nuku Hiva
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Hatutu, located northwest of Nuku Hiva
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Motu One, located north of Nuku Hiva
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Motu Iti, located west of Nuku Hiva
Nuka-Hiva consists of the following associated communes:
[Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française]
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Hatiheu
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Taiohae
Taiohae is the main town on Nuku Hiva island. The town is located on a former volcanic crater, which has partly collapsed into the ocean, creating a bay.
This is the site of Fort Madison
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Taipivai
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of
Taiohae
Taiohae is the main town on Nuku Hiva island. The town is located on a former volcanic crater, which has partly collapsed into the ocean, creating a bay.
This is the site of Fort Madison
Fort Madison is a city and a county seat of Lee Coun ...
,
[ on the southern side of the island of Nuku Hiva.
]
References
Communes of French Polynesia
Geography of the Marquesas Islands
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