Hakahau Explained

Hakahau
Insee:987
Administrative Subdivision:Marquesas Islands
Type:Associated commune
Commune:Ua-Pou
Coordinates:-9.3611°N -140.0492°W
Utc Offset:−10:00
Map Caption:Location within Marquesas Islands
Area Km2:4.333
Population:1654
Population Date:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]

Hakahau is the main village and port of the island of Ua Pou, in the Marquesas Islands, northeast of French Polynesia. It is the capital of the municipality. It is located at the bottom of a sheltered bay on the northeast side of the island, and has a sheltered dock by a jetty. The Aranui 3 stops at Hakahau.[2]

Geography

Climate

Hakahau has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Hakahau is . The average annual rainfall is with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around, and lowest in September, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Hakahau was on 13 April 2007; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 28 August 1997.

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. Book: Wheeler. Tony. Carillet. Jean-Bernard. Tahiti & French Polynesia. registration. 1997. Lonely Planet. 978-0-86442-287-3. 320.