Taioha'e Explained

Taioha'e
Insee:987
Administrative Subdivision:Marquesas Islands
Type:Associated commune
Commune:Nuku-Hiva
Coordinates:-8.9097°N -140.1014°W
Utc Offset:−9:30
Map Caption:Location within Marquesas Islands
Area Km2:4.279
Population:2218
Population Date:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]

Taioha'e is the main town on Nuku Hiva island. The town is located on a former volcanic crater, which has partly collapsed into the ocean, creating a bay.[2]

This is the site of Fort Madison, set up by Porter in 1813.

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: Taiohae. French Polynesia: Other Islands Sights. Fodor's Travel. 28 December 2011.