Lihue, Hawaii
Līhuʻe | |
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Aerial view of Līhuʻe | |
Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii | |
| Coordinates: 21°58′29″N 159°21′56″W / 21.97472°N 159.36556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| County | Kauai |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.24 sq mi (21.33 km2) |
| • Land | 7.46 sq mi (19.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.78 sq mi (2.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 220 ft (67 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,004 |
| • Density | 1,072.92/sq mi (414.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−10 (Hawaii-Aleutian) |
| ZIP code | 96766 |
| Area code | 808 |
| FIPS code | 15-45200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0361837 |
Līhuʻe (Hawaiian pronunciation: [liːˈhuʔe]) is an unincorporated community, census-designated place (CDP) and the county seat of Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. Līhuʻe is the second-largest town on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, following Kapaʻa. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 6,455, up from 5,694 at the 2000 census.