Sigave
Chiefdom and District in Wallis and Futuna, France
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Sigavé (also Singave or Sigave) is one of the three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. (The other two chiefdoms are Uvea and Alo.)
Sigavé
Singave / Sigave | |
|---|---|
Chiefdom and District | |
 Sigave and Alo within the Hoorn Islands | |
| Coordinates: 14°17′45.96″S 178°9′30.6″W | |
| Country |  France |
| Territory |  Wallis and Futuna |
| Island | Futuna |
| Capital | Leava |
| Government | |
| • King (Tu'i Sigave) | Eufenio Takala[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,275 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 |
| No. of districts | 1 (Sigave)[2] |
| No. of municipalities | 6 |
Geography
Overview
Sigave encompasses the western third of Futuna Island (30 km2 of Futuna Island's total area of 83 km2). Sigave has six villages, which together had a population of 1,275 as of the 2018 census. The capital and largest village is Leava (pop. 322).
Administrative division
The chiefdom of Sigave is coextensive with the district of the same name. Its six villages (or municipalities) are as follows:[3]
History
Education
The junior high school in the area is Collège Fiua de Sigave.[4]
