Hakupu Explained

Hakupu
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:-19.1°N -219°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Niue
Subdivision Type1:Tribal Area
Subdivision Name1:Tafiti
Leader Title:Assemblyman/MP
Leader Title1:Village Council Chairperson
Area Total Km2:48.04
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:180
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:3.75
Timezone1:UTC-11
Utc Offset1:-11
Area Code:+683

Hakupu is one of the fourteen villages of the island of Niue. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 180, making it the second-largest village in Niue.[1]

Geography

It is located in the southeast of the island, close to Matatamane Point, and is connected by road with the capital Alofi (12 kilometres to the northwest), Avatele (7 kilometres to the west), and via the east coast road to Liku (12 kilometres), Lakepa (16 kilometres), and Mutalau (on the north coast, 20 kilometres away).

Popular sites

Hakupu Heritage and Cultural Park Area

There is also a Heritage Park Area which was established in 1998.[2] It extends south from the Tuhiā Access Track. Its primary objective is to protect areas of historical and ecological significance.[3]

Hakupu War Memorial

Hakupu has a memorial for soldiers who fought during the First World War, World War two, and the Malayan Emergency.[4]

Anapala Chasm

Descending 155 steps into a well known chasm and pool of fresh water situated near the track leading from the village of Hakupu to the sea, Anapala was a main source of fresh water for residents back in the day. [5]

Internet access

For a length of time, Hakupu has attempted to achieve internet access. As of July 2005, Hakupu is seven miles away from the nearest wireless access point. Technicians have attempted to use an abandoned building in the village in order to create an access point.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Niue Census of Population and Housing 2022. Niue Statistics Office. 20 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Hakupu Heritage Park Area. Protected Planet. 2020-04-22.
  3. Butler. David. July 2001 . Hakupu Heritage and Cultural Park. Country Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity. 1. 8. Convention on Biological Diversity.
  4. Web site: Hakupu war memorial, Niue NZHistory, New Zealand history online. nzhistory.govt.nz. 2020-04-22.
  5. Web site: Tracks & Walks. 2021-12-09. The Official Website Of Niue Tourism. en-NZ.
  6. Web site: Clair. Richard. 4 July 2005. Niue's WiFi Nation Goes Green. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121034112/http://internetniue.nu/wp-content/uploads/IN_SolarFi_2005.pdf. 21 January 2021. 12 July 2020. Internet Users Society Niue. Solarfi. 3. dead.