Vaipae'e | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Marquesas Islands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Marquesas Islands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | France |
Subdivision Type1: | Overseas collectivity |
Subdivision Name1: | French Polynesia |
Subdivision Type2: | Territory |
Subdivision Type3: | Island |
Subdivision Name3: | Ua Huka |
Coordinates: | -8.9289°N -139.5769°W |
Vaipae'e is the most populous settlement on the island of Ua Huka, in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. It is the chief town in the commune of Ua-Huka, and is located in the southern part of the island, to the northwest of Ua Huka Airport. It sits overlooking Baie Invisible.
The village contains a town hall, a post office, an infirmary, a nursery and primary school, and the Marquesas Archaeological Museum (known as the Musée Communal de Uahuka). Inaugurated in 1989,[1] the museum contains many traditional handicrafts and everyday objects: tikis, wood carvings, tapas, bracelets, earrings, paddles, puzzles, adzes, and the reconstruction of a former habitat in a cave.