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.