Nuku-Hiva

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.

Nuku-Hiva
Commune
Taiohae Bay, Nuku-Hiva
Flag
Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands
Location of Nuku-Hiva
Coordinates: 8°49′13″S 140°12′45″W
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Subdivision	Marquesas Islands
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Benoît Kautai[1]
Area ^1	387.8 km^2 (149.7 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,025
• Density	7.8/km^2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−09:30
INSEE/Postal code	98731 /98742
Elevation	0–1,224 m (0–4,016 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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.^[3] Its population was 3,025 at the 2022 census.^[2]

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

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