Église Saint-Joseph de Taipivai
Église Saint-Joseph de Taipivai is a church in French Polynesia. Église Saint-Joseph de Taipivai is situated nearby to the government office Mairie de Taipivai, as well as near the castle Te A’itua.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church located in Polynésie française, in France
- Also known as: “Église Saint-Joseph” and “église Saint-Joseph de Taipivai”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hatihe’u and Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.
Hatihe’u
Village
Hatihe'u is a village in Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands. It lies on the bay of the same name and is also the name of an "amphitheater-shaped valley on the northeast side of the island". Hatihe’u is situated 6 km northwest of Église Saint-Joseph de Taipivai.
Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Madison, on Nuku Hiva at Taioha'e Bay, was the first naval base of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. It was built by Commodore David Porter in October and November 1813, during the Nuku Hiva Campaign of the War of 1812, for protecting the settlement of Madisonville from British and Marquesan attacks. Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva is situated 6 km southwest of Église Saint-Joseph de Taipivai.
Aʻakapa
Village
Aʻakapa is a small village on Nuku Hiva, in the Marquesas Islands. It lies on Aʻakapa Bay. Aʻakapa is situated 10 km northwest of Église Saint-Joseph de Taipivai.
Église Saint-Joseph de Taipivai
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.8731° or 8° 52′ 23″ southLongitude
-140.0602° or 140° 3′ 37″ westOpen location code
633X4WGQ+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1471842491OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q38644271
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In Other Languages
From French to Indonesian—“Église Saint-Joseph de Taipivai” goes by many names.
- French: “église Saint-Joseph de Taipivai”
- French: “Église Saint-Joseph de Taipivai”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Yosef, Taipivai”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mairie de Taipivai and Taipivai.
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