page_title: Nuku-Hiva
hierarchical_section_title: Nuku-Hiva
caption_attribution_description: English: Taiohae bay, Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Français&#160;: Baie de Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, archipel des Marquises, Polynésie française.
context_page_description: 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. Its population was 2,951 at the 2017 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 97 km northwest of Nuku Hiva
  Hatutu, located 103 km northwest of Nuku Hiva
  Motu One, located 105 km north of Nuku Hiva
  Motu Iti, located 48 km west of Nuku Hiva
  Nuka-Hiva consists of the following associated communes:
  Hatiheu
  Taiohae
  Taipivai
  The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Taiohae, on the southern side of the island of Nuku Hiva.
context_section_description: 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. Its population was 2,951 at the 2017 census.
  The commune of Nuku-Hiva is made up of the island of Nuku Hiva proper (339 km² (131 sq mi)), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of:
  Eiao, located 97 km (60 mi) northwest of Nuku Hiva
  Hatutu, located 103 km (64 mi) northwest of Nuku Hiva
  Motu One, located 105 km (65 mi) north of Nuku Hiva
  Motu Iti, located 48 km (30 mi) west of Nuku Hiva
  Nuka-Hiva consists of the following associated communes:
  Hatiheu
  Taiohae
  Taipivai
  The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Taiohae, on the southern side of the island of Nuku Hiva.
caption: Taiohae Bay, Nuku-Hiva
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