Hiva-Oa

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Hiva-Oa
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A view from Hiva-Oa, to the southwest
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Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands
Location of Hiva-Oa
Hiva-Oa
Coordinates: 9°45′S139°00′W / 9.75°S 139.00°W / -9.75; -139.00
Country France
Overseas collectivity French Polynesia
Subdivision Marquesas Islands
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Joëlle Frebault [1]
Area
1
326.5 km2 (126.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
2,371
  Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−09:30
INSEE/Postal code
98723 /98741
Elevation0–1,213 m (0–3,980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hiva-Oa 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. [3] Its population was 2,371 at the 2022 census. [2]

The commune of Hiva-Oa is made up of the island of Hiva Oa proper (316 km2 (122 sq mi)), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of: [4]

Hiva-Oa consists of the following associated communes: [4]

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Atuona, [4] on the southern side of the island of Hiva Oa.

The Island is internationally perhaps best known as the place where the French and Belgian artists Paul Gauguin and Jacques Brel spent their final years and is their final resting place.

Climate

Hiva-Oa features a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am).

Climate data for Hiva-Oa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1939−present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)35.3
(95.5)
35.0
(95.0)
35.0
(95.0)
35.0
(95.0)
34.7
(94.5)
33.8
(92.8)
33.0
(91.4)
32.6
(90.7)
34.2
(93.6)
34.7
(94.5)
35.0
(95.0)
36.1
(97.0)
36.1
(97.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)31.2
(88.2)
31.5
(88.7)
31.5
(88.7)
31.2
(88.2)
30.5
(86.9)
29.6
(85.3)
29.0
(84.2)
29.0
(84.2)
29.6
(85.3)
30.4
(86.7)
30.9
(87.6)
31.1
(88.0)
30.5
(86.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.3
(81.1)
27.6
(81.7)
27.8
(82.0)
27.6
(81.7)
27.1
(80.8)
26.4
(79.5)
26.0
(78.8)
25.8
(78.4)
26.2
(79.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.9
(80.4)
27.2
(81.0)
26.9
(80.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23.4
(74.1)
23.7
(74.7)
24.0
(75.2)
24.0
(75.2)
23.7
(74.7)
23.3
(73.9)
22.9
(73.2)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
23.0
(73.4)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
Record low °C (°F)19.2
(66.6)
18.3
(64.9)
19.9
(67.8)
19.8
(67.6)
19.2
(66.6)
18.5
(65.3)
17.7
(63.9)
16.8
(62.2)
18.0
(64.4)
18.0
(64.4)
18.6
(65.5)
17.5
(63.5)
16.8
(62.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)134.4
(5.29)
116.1
(4.57)
178.2
(7.02)
170.2
(6.70)
135.7
(5.34)
151.7
(5.97)
151.2
(5.95)
121.1
(4.77)
87.9
(3.46)
87.1
(3.43)
94.1
(3.70)
68.6
(2.70)
1,496.3
(58.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)12.612.815.213.614.414.916.414.811.912.011.79.9160.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 219.2202.3210.5196.3194.1172.7174.6185.7197.9222.4214.1228.12,417.8
Source: Météo-France [5]

Footnotes

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia](PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
  3. Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
  4. 1 2 3 Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
  5. "Climate of Hiva-Oa 1991-2020" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France . Retrieved August 25, 2022.


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