Hihifo | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | France |
Subdivision Type1: | Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Wallis and Futuna |
Subdivision Type2: | Island |
Subdivision Name2: | Wallis |
Subdivision Type3: | Chiefdom |
Subdivision Name3: | ʻUvea |
Subdivision Type4: | Capital |
Subdivision Name4: | Vaitupu |
Area Total Km2: | 23.4 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 1,942 |
Timezone: | UTC+12 |
Coordinates: | -13.2264°N -176.1875°W |
Blank Name Sec1: | No. of municipalities |
Blank Info Sec1: | 5 |
Hihifo (Uvean for "West") is one of the 5 districts of Wallis and Futuna, located in Wallis Island, in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Chiefdom of ʻUvea.
Located in the northern side of the island, Hihifo borders with the districts of Hahake. Vaitupu is the administrative seat.
The district is divided into 5 municipal villages:[1]
Village | Population | |
---|---|---|
Alele | 524 | |
Vaitupu | 406 | |
Mala'e | 504 | |
Vailala | 341 | |
Tufuone | 167 |
Hihifo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Hihifo is . The average annual rainfall is with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in April, at around, and lowest in July, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Hihifo was on 29 April 2004; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 14 July 2014.