Sigave
Appearance
Sigave
Sigavé / Singave | |
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Chiefdom and District | |
![]() Sigave and Alo within the Hoorn Islands | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | ![]() |
Island | Futuna |
Capital | Leava |
Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,860 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 |
No. of districts | 1 (Sigave)[1] |
No. of municipalities | 6 |
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Sigavé (also Singave or Sigave) is one of the three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna (the other two being Uvea and Alo) in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.
Geography
Overview
Sigave encompasses the western third (30 out of 83 km²) of Futuna Island. The total area of the kingdom is 30 km², with a population of 1880, in six villages, as of the census of July 22, 2003. The capital and largest village is Leava (pop. 480).
Administrative division
The chiefdom counts the homonym and coextensive district and 6 municipalities:[2]
Village | Population | District | Zone |
---|---|---|---|
Leava | 480 | Sigave | West to Southwest Coast |
Toloke | 398 | Sigave | West to Southwest Coast |
Nuku | 267 | Sigave | West to Southwest Coast |
Fiua | 250 | Sigave | West to Southwest Coast |
Vaisei | 221 | Sigave | West to Southwest Coast |
Tavai | 216 | Sigave | North Coast |
History
Education
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The junior high school in the area is Collège Fiua de Sigave.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Coextensive with the chiefdom
- ^ Municipal population of the villages in Wallis and Futuna (INSEE 2008, complete list) Template:Wayback
- ^ "Cartographie des établissements du second degré." Wallis and Futuna. June 24, 2016. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.
External links
Media related to Chiefdoms and districts of Wallis and Futuna at Wikimedia Commons