Tahuata
Sign in to saveTahuata is the smallest of the inhabited Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is located 4 km (2.5 mi.) to the south of the western end of Hiva Oa, across the Canal du Bordelais, called Ha‘ava in Marquesan.
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Tahuata
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Tahuata Nasa.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A satellite image of Tahuata
- French commune.map size
- 270px
- French commune.adjustable map
- Tahuata.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands
- French commune.administrative subdivision
- Marquesas Islands
- French commune.utc offset
- −09:30
- French commune.INSEE
- 98746
- French commune.postal code
- 98743
- French commune.mayor
- Félix Barsinas
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1050
- French commune.area km2
- 61
- French commune.population
- 595
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 703
- Area
- 61
- Image
- Tahuata Nasa.jpg
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- Tahuata
- time of discovery or invention
- 1595-07-22
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Tahuata is the smallest of the inhabited Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is located 4 km (2.5 mi.) to the south of the western end of Hiva Oa, across the Canal du Bordelais, called Ha‘ava in Marquesan.
==History== Archaeological evidence indicates that Tahuata was inhabited by Polynesians as early as AD 200.
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