Hiva-Oa

{{short description|Commune in French Polynesia, France}}

{{About|the administrative commune of Hiva-Oa|the island of Hiva Oa proper|Hiva Oa}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Hiva-Oa

|commune status = Commune

|image = Hiva Oa - Vue vers le sud-ouest - 20061110.jpg

|caption = A view from Hiva-Oa, to the southwest

|map size =

|adjustable map = Hiva-Oa.png

|map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands

|administrative subdivision=Marquesas Islands

|utc offset = −09:30

|INSEE = 98723

|postal code = 98741

|mayor = Joëlle Frebault{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|coordinates = {{coord|-9.75|-139.00|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m =

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 1213

|area km2 = 326.5

|population = 2371

|population date = 2022

|population footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.ispf.pf/content//uploads/RP_2022_Decret_n_2022_1592_du_20_decembre_2022_authentifiant_les_resultats_du_recensement_de_la_population_2022_JOPF_778cd9be0e.pdf|title= Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française|language=fr|trans-title=Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia|publisher=Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française|date=January 2023}}

|image flag = Flag of Hiva-Oa.svg

}}

Hiva-Oa is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2005/12/20/DOMA0500013D/jo/texte Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française], Légifrance Its population was 2,371 at the 2022 census.

The commune of Hiva-Oa is made up of the island of Hiva Oa proper ({{convert|316|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}), which contains the entire population of the commune, and the uninhabited islands of:[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000695062 Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française], Légifrance

• Mohotani, located {{convert|18|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of Hiva Oa
• Fatu Huku, located {{convert|31|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Hiva Oa

Hiva-Oa consists of the following associated communes:

• Atuona
• Puamau

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Atuona, on the southern side of the island of Hiva Oa.

The Island is internationally perhaps best known as the place where the French and Belgian artists Paul Gauguin and Jacques Brel spent their final years and is their final resting place.