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Nuku-Hiva |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Marquesas Islands |
| Mayor | Benoît Kautai |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–1,224 m (0–4,016 ft) |
| Land area | 387.8 km2 (149.7 sq mi) |
| Population1 | 2,660 (August 2007 census) |
| - Density | 7 /km2 (18 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98731/ 98742 |
| 1 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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.
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:
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Taiohae, on the southern side of the island of Nuku Hiva.