Hnawayaca is a village in northwestern

Maré Island Maré Island or Nengone (french: Île de Maré) is the second-largest of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Maré, ...

, in the

Loyalty Islands The Loyalty Islands Province ( French ''Province des îles Loyauté'') is one of three administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia encompassing the Loyalty Island (french: Îles Loyauté) archipelago in the Pacific, which are located northeast of ...

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. It lies west by road from

Wakuarori Wakuarori is a village in northern-central Maré Island, in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia. It lies south by road from Tenane and east of Hnawayaca Hnawayaca is a village in northwestern Maré Island, in the Loyalty Islands of New Caled ...

, northeast of

Padawa Padawa is a village on the northwestern coast of Maré Island, in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia. It lies southwest by road from Hnawayaca Hnawayaca is a village in northwestern Maré Island, in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia. It li ...

and south of Roh. The villagers are notable performers of the

Drui Drui is a dance practiced by the Kanak people The Kanak (French language, French spelling until 1984: Canaque) are the Indigenous peoples of Oceania, indigenous Melanesians, Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia, an overseas collectivity of ...

dance.

References

Populated places in Maré Island {{NewCaledonia-geo-stub