Subdivision administrative des îles Marquises

Subdivision administrative des îles Marquises is a government office in Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands. Subdivision administrative des îles Marquises is situated nearby to the government office Cité administrative, as well as near the church Royaume de Jéhovah.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Notre Dame Cathedral.

Notre Dame Cathedral

Church

Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Notre Dame Cathedral is a 20th-century church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata. It is located in the Meau Valley near the capital centre on the island of Nuku Hiva. Notre Dame Cathedral is situated 1¼ km northwest of Subdivision administrative des îles Marquises.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Madison and Hatihe’u.

Fort Madison

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.

Hatihe’u

Village

Photo: Steve Berardi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 10 km north of Subdivision administrative des îles Marquises.

Subdivision administrative des îles Marquises

Type: Government office
Categories: building, office, and government building
Location: Nuku-Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-8.91431° or 8° 54′ 52″ south

Longitude

-140.09318° or 140° 5′ 36″ west

Operator

Pays

Open location code

633X3WP4+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 175237370

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

office=government

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