Tahuata

Tahuata
Tahuata
Commune
	A satellite image of Tahuata
	Location of the commune (in red) within the Marquesas Islands
	Location of Tahuata
	Coordinates: 9°56′00″S 139°05′00″W / 9.9333°S 139.0833°W
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Subdivision	Marquesas Islands
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Félix Barsinas
Area 1	61 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population (2022)	595
• Density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−09:30
INSEE/Postal code	98746 /98743
Elevation	0–1,050 m (0–3,445 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tahuata is the smallest of the inhabited Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is located 4 km (2.5 mi.) to the south of the western end of Hiva Oa, across the Canal du Bordelais, called Ha‘ava in Marquesan.

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