Hiva-Oa

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This article is about the administrative commune of Hiva-Oa. For the island of Hiva Oa proper, see Hiva Oa.

Commune of Hiva-Oa
Location
Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands
Administration
Country	France
Overseas community	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Marquesas Islands
Commune centre	Atuona
Mayor	Teiiheiataata Etienne Tehaamoana
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–1,213 m
Land area	330 km²
Population¹ (Aug. 2007 census)	1,986
- Density	6.0[1]/km² (2007 census)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	98723/ 98741
1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.

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:

• Mohotani, located 18 km (11 mi) south of Hiva Oa
• Fatu Huku, located 31 km (19 mi) north of Hiva Oa

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

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