Mata Utu

Mata Utu

Matāʻutu
Mata Utu Matāʻutu
	Top: Mata Utu coastline; Middle: Uvea Royal Palace, Matâ'Utu Cathedral; Bottom: Mata Utu Harbor, Traditional house
	Location of Mata-Utu
	Coordinates: 13°17′S 176°11′W / 13.283°S 176.183°W
Country	France
Collectivity	Wallis and Futuna
Island	Wallis
Chiefdom	Uvea
District	Hahake
Capital of	Wallis and Futuna
Population (2018)
• Total	1,029

Mata Utu (French pronunciation: [mata utu]; ʻUvean: Matāʻutu, [mataːʔutu]) is the capital city of Wallis and Futuna, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located on the island of Uvéa (ʻUvea), in the district of Hahake, of which it is also the capital. It is one of two ports in Wallis and Futuna, the other being at Leava on Futuna. Hihifo Airport, the main airport serving the island and city, is 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) to the northwest. Its population was 1,029 in 2018,^[1] up from 815 in 1998.^[2]

The most prominent landmarks in the town are the Matâ'Utu Cathedral, the palace next to it and backdrop of the Mt. Lulu Fakahega where there is an old chapel.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Census2018". Statistics Wallis and Futuna. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
^ Cite error: The named reference OdekeAdemuni-Odeke1998 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ David Stanley (2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific. David Stanley. pp. 567–. ISBN 978-1-56691-411-6. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

[2018census-1] "Census2018". Statistics Wallis and Futuna. Retrieved 2020-03-21.

[OdekeAdemuni-Odeke1998-2] Cite error: The named reference OdekeAdemuni-Odeke1998 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Stanley-3] David Stanley (2004). Moon Handbooks South Pacific. David Stanley. pp. 567–. ISBN 978-1-56691-411-6. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

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