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.Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance Its population was 2,371 at the 2022 census.
The commune of Hiva-Oa is made up of the island of Hiva Oa proper (), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of:Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance Mohotani, located south of Hiva Oa Fatu Huku, located north of Hiva Oa
Hiva-Oa consists of the following associated communes:
Atuona Puamau
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Atuona, 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).
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