- Hiva-Oa
French commune|nomcommune=Hiva-Oa
lat_long=
map_size=280px
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mapcaption=Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands
administrative subdivision=Marquesas Islands
capital=
overseas collectivity=French Polynesia
commune centre=Atuona
insee=98723
cp=98741
mayor=Teiiheiataata Etienne Tehaamoana
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longitude=|latitude=
alt moy=|alt mini=0 m|alt maxi=1,213 m
km²=330
sans=1,986
date-sans=Aug. 2007 census
dens=6.0 [6.3 pers./km² on the island ofHiva Oa proper.] |date-dens=2007 censusHiva-Oa is a commune of
French Polynesia , an overseas territory ofFrance in thePacific Ocean . The commune is in the administrative subdivision of theMarquesas Islands .The commune of Hiva-Oa is made up of the island of
Hiva Oa proper (convert|316|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on|sp=us), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of:
*Mohotani , located convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on|sp=us south of Hiva Oa
*Fatu Huku , located convert|31|km|mi|0|abbr=on|sp=us north of Hiva OaThe administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of
Atuona , on the southern side of the island of Hiva Oa.Footnotes
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