Huahine
Huahine is an island located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the South Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Leeward Islands group (Îles sous le Vent). At the 2022 census it had a population of 6,263.
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Huahine
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- HuahineISS006-E-38879.PNG
- French commune.caption
- NASA picture of Huahine viewed from the north
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Huahine.svg
- French commune.map size
- 270px
- French commune.adjustable map
- Huahine topographic map-fr.svg
- French commune.administrative subdivision
- Leeward Islands
- French commune.utc offset
- -10:00
- French commune.INSEE
- 98724
- French commune.postal code
- 98731
- French commune.mayor
- Marcelin Lisan
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Huahine is an island located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the South Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Leeward Islands group (Îles sous le Vent). At the 2022 census it had a population of 6,263.
==History== Human presence on Huahine dates back to at least a millennium ago, as evinced by the numerous Marae on the island. Archaeologists estimate that the ancient Tahitian Maohi people colonized Huahine from at least the 9th century AD. Huahine is home to one of the largest concentrations of Polynesian archaeological remains dated between 850 AD and 1100 AD.
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