Nuku-Hiva is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of Frenc ...

, an overseas territory of

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in the

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. The commune is in the

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of the

Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' ( North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in th ...

.Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française

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Its population was 2,951 at the 2017 census.Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017
Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française The commune of Nuku-Hiva is made up of the island of

Nuku Hiva Nuku Hiva (sometimes spelled Nukahiva or Nukuhiva) is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of France in the Pacific Ocean. It was formerly also known as ''Île Marchand'' and ''Madison Island''. Herman M ...

proper (), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of: *

Eiao Eiao is the largest of the extreme northwestern Marquesas Islands. The island is uninhabited, but is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Nuku-Hiva, itself in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands. Geogra ...

, located northwest of Nuku Hiva *

Hatutu Hatutu (also called Hatuta‘a) is a small island approximately 3 km (2 mi.) northeast of Eiao in the northern Marquesas Islands. Hatutu is administratively part of the commune (municipality) of Nuku-Hiva, itself in the administrative ...

, located northwest of Nuku Hiva * Motu One, located north of Nuku Hiva * Motu Iti, located west of Nuku Hiva Nuka-Hiva consists of the following associated communes:Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française

Hatiheu Hatihe'u is a village in Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' ( North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islan ...

Taiohae Taiohae is the main town on Nuku Hiva island. The town is located on a former volcanic crater A volcanic crater is an approximately circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity. It is typically a bowl-shaped feature containing ...

* Taipivai The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of

, on the southern side of the island of Nuku Hiva.

References

Communes of French Polynesia Geography of the Marquesas Islands {{FrenchPolynesia-geo-stub