Hakake (
Uvean for "East") is one of the 5 districts of
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...
, located in
Wallis Island
Wallis (Wallisian: ''Uvea'') is a Polynesian atoll/island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity (''collectivité d'outre-mer'', or ''COM'') of Wallis and Futuna. It lies north of Tonga, northeast of Fiji, east-nort ...
, in the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
. It is part of the
Chiefdom of Uvea.
Geography
Located in the middle of the island, Hahake borders with the districts of
Hihifo
Hihifo is the main village on the island of Niuatoputapu in the Kingdom of Tonga. Hihifo (which means 'west' in the Tongan language) is situated on the west side of Niuatoputapu and is the main centre for public and government facilities that se ...
and
Mua.
Mata Utu
Mata Utu (; ʻUvean: Matāutu, ) is the capital city of Wallis and Futuna, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located on the island of Uvéa (Uvea), in the district of Hahake, of which it is also the capital. It is one of two ports in Wa ...
(also spelled Mata-Utu and Matāutu) is the
capital
Capital may refer to:
Common uses
* Capital city, a municipality of primary status
** List of national capital cities
* Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences
* Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...
of the district, and of the
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...
Territory as a whole.
The district is divided into 6
municipal villages:
See also
*
Alofivai
Alofivai is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is located in Hahake District on the northeast coast of Wallis Island, along Route 1. The hamlets of Finetomai and Papakila also form part of the area.
Overview
Alofivai is the educational capital ...
*
Talietumu
Talietumu or Kolo Nui is an archaeological site in Wallis and Futuna in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean.
Site
Talietumu is situated about southwest of the capital of ''Mata-Utu'' and northeast of Halalo in the Mu'a district on Wallis ...
References
External links
Map showing the location of Mata Utu
2009-10-31)
*
{{Wallis and Futuna topics, state=collapsed
Chiefdoms and districts of Wallis and Futuna