Hikutavake

Village in Motu, Niue
18°57′54″S 169°52′53″W / 18.96500°S 169.88139°W / -18.96500; -169.88139Country NiueTribal AreaMotuArea
 • Total10.17 km2 (3.93 sq mi)Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total39 • Density3.83/km2 (9.9/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-11 (UTC-11)Area code+683

Hikutavake is one of the fourteen villages of Niue.[2] Its population at the 2022 census was 39, down from 45 in 2017.[1]

The village was established by villagers from Tuapa.[3]

Location & geography

About 95% of the land surface is coral rock.[4]

There is a trail on the north side of Niue that leads to a clifftop to an enclosed reef with natural pools, some of them are 10 metres deep and 25 metres across.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Niue Census of Population and Housing 2022". Niue Statistics Office. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ 1558546 (x a j h) Hikutavake on OpenStreetMap
  3. ^ "Namukulu celebrates in style its 100th anniversary". TV Niue. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ Wright, A. C. S. (1965). Soils and Agriculture of Niue Island. p. 38.
  5. ^ Atkinson, Brett (2013-03-24). "Niue: Natural wonders". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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Villages of Niue
Motu (northern area)
  • Hikutavake
  • Lakepa
  • Liku
  • Makefu
  • Mutalau
  • Namukulu
  • Toi
  • Tuapa
Niue
Tafiti (southern area)


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