Sigave
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Sigave Sigavé / Singave |
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| Chiefdom and District | ||
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 Sigave and Alo within the Hoorn Islands |
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| Coordinates: 14°17′45.96″S 178°9′30.6″W / 14.2961000°S 178.158500°WCoordinates: 14°17′45.96″S 178°9′30.6″W / 14.2961000°S 178.158500°W | ||
| Country |
 France
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| Territory |
 Wallis and Futuna
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| 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) | |
| No. of municipalities | 6 | |
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.
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).
The chiefdom counts the homonym and coextensive district and 6 municipalities:
The junior high school in the area is Collège Fiua de Sigave.
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