Hiva-Oa
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- This article is about the administrative commune of Hiva-Oa. For the island of Hiva Oa proper, see Hiva Oa.
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Commune of Hiva-Oa |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas community | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Marquesas Islands |
| Commune centre | Atuona |
| Mayor | Teiiheiataata Etienne Tehaamoana |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–1,213 m |
| Land area | 330 km² |
| Population¹ (Aug. 2007 census) |
1,986 |
| - Density | 6.0[1]/km² (2007 census) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98723/ 98741 |
| 1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Hiva-Oa 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.
The commune of Hiva-Oa is made up of the island of Hiva Oa proper (316 km² (122 sq mi)), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of:
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Atuona, on the southern side of the island of Hiva Oa.
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