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Hakupu

Field	Value
name	Hakupu
settlement_type	Village
image_flag	Flag of Hakupu, Niue.svg
image_skyline	Hakupu Village.jpg
image_map	Hakupu location map.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Hakupu council within Niue
image_map1	Niue Verwaltungsgliederung.png
mapsize1	250px
map_caption1	Administrative map of Niue showing all the villages
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Niue
subdivision_type1	Tribal Area
subdivision_name1	Tafiti
leader_title	Assemblyman/MP
leader_title1	Village Council Chairperson
area_total_km2	48.04
population_footnotes
population_total	180
population_as_of	2022
population_density_km2	3.75
timezone1	UTC-11
utc_offset1	-11
area_code	+683

Hakupu is one of the fourteen villages of the island of Niue. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 180, making it the second-largest village in Niue, behind the capital Alofi.

Geography

It is located in the southeast of the island, close to Matatamane Point, and is connected by road with the capital Alofi (12 kilometres to the northwest), Avatele (7 kilometres to the west), and via the east coast road to Liku (12 kilometres), Lakepa (16 kilometres), and Mutalau (on the north coast, 20 kilometres away).

Popular sites

Huvalu Forest Conservation Area

The Huvalu Forest Conservation Area is a protected nature reserve covering an area of 57.7 km², approximately one fifth of the island, located just 4 km north of Hakupu.

Hakupu Heritage and Cultural Park Area

There is a Heritage Park Area close to the village which was established in 1998. It extends south from the Tuhiā Access Track, covering an area of 0.05 km². Its primary objective is to protect areas of historical and ecological significance.

Hakupu War Memorial

Hakupu has a memorial for soldiers who fought during the First World War, World War two, and the Malayan Emergency.

Anapala Chasm

Descending 155 steps into a well known chasm and pool of fresh water situated near the track leading from the village of Hakupu to the sea, Anapala was a main source of fresh water for residents back in the day.

Internet access

For a length of time, Hakupu had attempted, with difficulty, to achieve internet access. As of July 2005, Hakupu was seven miles away from the nearest wireless access point. Technicians had attempted to use an abandoned building in the village in order to create an access point. By 2010, the village was connected to internet services.

Sports

Hakupu School Ground or Village Park is a sports ground.

References

"Niue Census of Population and Housing 2022". Niue Statistics Office.
{{OpenStreetMap link. r. 1558543. Hakupu
"Protected Planet {{!}} Huvalu Conservation Area".
"Protected Planet {{!}} Hakupu Heritage Park Area".
Butler, David. (July 2001). "Hakupu Heritage and Cultural Park". Country Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
"Hakupu war memorial, Niue {{!}} NZHistory, New Zealand history online".
"Tracks & Walks".
Clair, Richard. (4 July 2005). "Niue's WiFi Nation Goes Green". [[Solarfi]].
"Internet Niue promises a big New Year {{!}} Scoop News".

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