Sigave


Sigavé is one of the three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.

Geography

Overview

Sigave encompasses the western third of Futuna Island. The total area of the kingdom is 30 km², with a population of 1,275, in six villages, as of the 2018 census. The capital and largest village is Leava.

Administrative division

The chiefdom counts the homonym and coextensive district and 6 municipalities:
VillagePopulationDistrictZone
Leava322SigaveWest to Southwest Coast
Toloke172SigaveWest to Southwest Coast
Nuku204SigaveWest to Southwest Coast
Fiua257SigaveWest to Southwest Coast
Vaisei160SigaveWest to Southwest Coast
Tavai160SigaveNorth Coast

History

Education

The junior high school in the area is Collège Fiua de Sigave.