Nuku-Hiva 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.Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance Its population was 3,025 at the 2022 census.
The commune of Nuku-Hiva is made up of the island of Nuku Hiva proper (), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of: Eiao, located northwest of Nuku Hiva Hatutu, 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, Légifrance Hatiheu Taiohae Taipivai
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Taiohae, on the southern side of the island of Nuku Hiva.
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