Hakamaii Explained

Hakamaii
Insee:987
Administrative Subdivision:Marquesas Islands
Type:Associated commune
Commune:Ua-Pou
Coordinates:-9.4144°N -140.1122°W
Utc Offset:−10:00
Map Caption:Location within Marquesas Islands
Area Km2:0.144
Population:514
Population Date:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]

Hakamaii is an associated commune on the island of Ua Pou in the Marquesas Islands group of French Polynesia. It is approximately 90 minutes by road from the island's capital of Hakahau. Its population was 514 at the 2022 census.[1]

The village was previously inhabited by the Ahutai tribe.[2] It has a primary school, the Ecole primaire Hakamaii.[3] Secondary students must attend boarding school elsewhere.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française. fr. Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia. Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
  2. Web site: Hakamaii, la vallée des tatoueurs . Tahiti Infos . fr . 26 January 2021 . 2 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Ecole primaire Hakamaii . 2 September 2023.