Hikutavake Explained

Hikutavake
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:250px
Image Map1:Niue Verwaltungsgliederung.png
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Map Caption1:Administrative map of Niue showing all the villages
Coordinates:-18.965°N -169.8814°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Niue
Subdivision Type1:Tribal Area
Subdivision Name1:Motu
Leader Title:Assemblyman/MP
Leader Title1:Village Council Chairperson
Area Total Km2:10.17
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:39
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:3.83
Timezone1:UTC-11
Utc Offset1:-11
Area Code:+683

Hikutavake is one of the fourteen villages of Niue. Its population at the 2022 census was 39, down from 45 in 2017.[1]

The village was established by villagers from Tuapa.[2]

Location & geography

About 95% of the land surface is coral rock.[3]

There is a trail on the north side of Niue that leads to a clifftop to an enclosed reef with natural pools, some of them are 10 metres deep and 25 metres across.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Niue Census of Population and Housing 2022. Niue Statistics Office. 20 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Namukulu celebrates in style its 100th anniversary . TV Niue . 3 December 2022.
  3. Book: Wright, A. C. S.. Soils and Agriculture of Niue Island. 1965. 38.
  4. News: Atkinson. Brett. Niue: Natural wonders. 2013-03-24. NZ Herald. 2020-04-25. en-NZ. 1170-0777.