Tahuata
Tahuata | |
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A satellite image of Tahuata | |
Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands | |
Location of Tahuata | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′00″S 139°05′00″W / 9.9333°S 139.0833°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Marquesas Islands |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Félix Barsinas |
Area 1 | 61 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 595 |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−09:30 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98746 /98743 |
| Elevation | 0–1,050 m (0–3,445 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.