Hatihe'u is a village in Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands. It lies on the bay of the same name and is also the name of an "amphitheater-shaped valley on the northeast side of the island".[2] An ancient village in the area contains petroglyphs. Archaeologists have identified some 400 different features in the Hatihe'u Valley area.[3]
Hatihe'u | |
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  Location within Marquesas Islands | |
Location of Hatihe'u  | |
| Coordinates: 8°49′45″S 140°4′59″W / 8.82917°S 140.08306°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Marquesas Islands |
| Commune | Nuku-Hiva |
| Area 1 | 0.245 km2 (0.095 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 392 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−9:30 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Copeland, Georgia (1 December 2001). Pacific 2000: proceedings of the fifth International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific : Hawai'i Preparatory Academy, Hamuela, Hawaii, August 7-17, 2002. Easter Island Foundation, Hawai'i Preparatory Academy, Bearsville Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-880636-18-3.
- ^ Dissertation Abstracts International: The humanities and social sciences. University Microfilms. 2006.
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