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Atuona es una comuna asociada de la comuna francesa de Hiva-Oa que está situada en la subdivisión de Islas Marquesas, de la colectividad de ultramar de Polinesia Francesa. 1 . Geografía. El pico Temetiu, bordea los 1.213 m sobre el nivel del mar, siendo el punto más alto de la isla. Historia.
Atuona, located on Atuona Bay on the southern side of Hiva Oa island, French Polynesia, is the administrative centre of the commune (municipality) of Hiva-Oa. Atuona was the capital of all the Marquesas Islands but it has been replaced by Taioha'e (on Nuku Hiva). The peak Temetiu, rising to 1,213 m (3,980 ft) above sea level, towers ...
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Colonial period
The first recorded sighting of Hiva Oa by the Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña on 21 July 1595. They charted it as Dominica.
Administratively, Hiva Oa is part of the commune (municipality) of Hiva-Oa, itself in the administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands. Atuona, on the coast of Hiva Oa island, is the administrative centre of the commune. Atuona was formerly the seat of government for all of the Marquesas Islands, but it has been replaced by Taioha'e on Nuku ...
Hiva Oa is the largest and most fertile of the southern Marquesas islands and second only to Nuku Hiva in size. Similar to all the larger Marquesas, Hiva Oa features steep cliffs abruptly rising from the ocean to a rugged interior spine of volcanic mountains, ridges, and deep, isolated valleys. Unlike most other Polynesian islands near the equator,...
In 2012, the population of Hiva Oa was 2,190, of which 1,845 lived in the commune of Atuona and 345 in the village of Puama'u. The inhabitants speak the southern Marquesan language, related to other Polynesian languages, and French.
Subsistence agriculture, a combination of fishing, pig and chicken farming, and the cultivation of staple crops such as breadfruit, coconut, yam, taro, sweet potatoes and bananas, remains the basis of the island's economy. Part of the copra is grown for export. Tourism has so far existed only to a small extent, but is economically important, as oth...
The settlements are only partially connected by paved roads. As the existing ones are also steep and winding, the preferred means of transport between the villages is still by boat. The west and the mountainous interior of the island are largely undeveloped. The airfield, with a 1,250 m paved runway (ICAO code: NTMN, IATAcode: HIX), is located on t...
Places of interest
The village of Puamau is 45 km from Atuona (a two and a half hour drive up a steep and winding road). On the outskirts of the village is a large ceremonial platform, said to be the burial place of Queen Vahine Titoiani. There are large stone tikis carved on two corners of the platform. In the Puamau valley, about two kilometers from the coast, is Ipona (formerly: Oipona), the largest and most important historical site in the Marquesas. The valley once belonged to the influential Naiki tribe,...
- 316 km² (122 sq mi)
- 2,190 (2012)
- 1,213 m (3980 ft)
- South Pacific Ocean
La principal ciudad y sede del gobierno local es el pueblo de Atuona, en el sur de la isla, otros asentamientos son: Puamau, Taaoa (Taahoa), Hanapaoa y Hanaiapa. Demografía. Hiva Oa es la isla más poblada del archipiélago de las Marquesas del Sur, y la segunda más poblada del archipiélago después de Nuku Hiva.
Atuona ist der Hauptort der Insel Hiva Oa und der Gemeinde Hiva Oa der Inselgruppe Marquesas in Französisch-Polynesien, sowie die größere, westliche der beiden Teilgemeinden ( commune associée ), zu der aber auch die unbewohnte Insel Mohotane im Südosten samt vorgelagerter Insel Terihi gehört.
De Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre Atuona es una comuna asociada de la comuna francesa de Hiva-Oa que está situada en la subdivisión de Islas Marquesas , de la colectividad de ultramar de Polinesia Francesa .
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin ( París, 7 de junio de 1848- Atuona, Islas Marquesas, 8 de mayo de 1903), conocido como Paul Gauguin, fue un pintor posimpresionista reconocido después de su fallecimiento. El uso experimental del color y su estilo sintetista fueron elementos clave para su distinción respecto al impresionismo.
