Rangiroa (commune)

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Rangiroa
Commune
Passe d'Avatoru Rangiroa.jpg
Avatoru Pass, atoll of Rangiroa
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Location (in red) within the Tuamotu Archipelago
Rangiroa (commune)
Location of Rangiroa
Coordinates: 14°57′01″S147°39′04″W / 14.9504°S 147.6511°W / -14.9504; -147.6511
Country France
Overseas collectivity French Polynesia
Subdivision Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Tahuhu Maraeura [1]
Area
1
139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
3,761
 • Density27.1/km2 (70.1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code
98740 /
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rangiroa is a commune of French Polynesia in the archipelago of the Tuamotu Islands. The commune includes four islands: Rangiroa, Tikehau, Mataiva and Makatea. [3] The chef-lieu is the village Tiputa. [3]

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Geography

Commune of Rangiroa

The commune is composed of three atolls and one island:

Atoll
or island		Main villagePopulation
2022 [2] 		Area above water(km2) Lagoon
(km2)		Coordinates
Rangiroa 1 Avatoru 2,785791,446 15°07′S147°37′W / 15.117°S 147.617°W / -15.117; -147.617
Tikehau 1Tuherahera58920400 15°01′S148°10′W / 15.017°S 148.167°W / -15.017; -148.167
Mataiva 1Pahua2921625 14°53′S148°40′W / 14.883°S 148.667°W / -14.883; -148.667
Makatea 1Moumu9524- 15°51′S148°15′W / 15.850°S 148.250°W / -15.850; -148.250
Rangiroa
commune		Avatoru3,7611391,871

1 Commune associée

Administration

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia](PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
  3. 1 2 Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance



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