Hihifo (Wallis and Futuna)
| District Hihifo Hihifo District
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| Basic data | |
| Country | France |
| Capital | Vaitupu |
| surface | 23.4 km² |
| Residents | 1949 (2018) |
| density | 83 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | WF-UV |
Coordinates: 13 ° 14 ′ 49 ″ S , 176 ° 11 ′ 59 ″ W.
Hihifo ( Wallisian for "West") is one of the three districts of the Kingdom of Uvea in the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna in the Pacific . It borders the Hahake district in the south .
Hihifo is also home to the Hihifo Airport , the Wallis and Futunas international airports .
geography
Hihifo covers about the northern third of the island of Uvea and the barely inhabited islands to the north and northeast of it , which form the northern outer ring of the Wallis Islands . The smaller islands include Nukutapu , Nukuteatea , Îlot Ulu ʻiutu , Nukuloa , Nukulaʻelaʻe and Nukufotu .
The district consists of five villages with their own village chief, who provide a lazy man as administrator of the district:
| Village | Population (2013) |
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| Alele | 551 |
| Vaitupu | 441 |
| Mala'e | 463 |
| Vailala | 369 |
| Tufuʻone | 185 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Populations légales des îles Wallis et Futuna en 2013. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), November 21, 2013, accessed on December 1, 2017 (French).
- ↑ Populations légales des îles Wallis et Futuna en 2013. Populations des villages. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), November 21, 2013, accessed on November 29, 2018 (French).