Taputapuatea

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Taputapuatea
Commune
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View of the ancient marae at the archaeological complex of Taputapuatea, restored in 1994
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Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands
Location of Taputapuatea
Taputapuatea
Coordinates: 16°50′15″S151°21′32″W / 16.8375°S 151.3589°W / -16.8375; -151.3589
Country France
Overseas collectivity French Polynesia
Subdivision Leeward Islands
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thomas Moutame [1]
Area
1
88.5 km2 (34.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
5,007
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code
98750 /98735
Elevation0–758 m (0–2,487 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Taputapuātea
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Tiki on the marae at Taputapuatea
Location Raiatea, French Polynesia, France
Criteria Cultural: (iii)(iv)(vi)
Reference 1529
Inscription2017 (41st Session)
Area2,124 ha (5,250 acres)
Buffer zone3,363 ha (8,310 acres)
Coordinates 16°50′29.04″S151°22′20.56″W / 16.8414000°S 151.3723778°W / -16.8414000; -151.3723778
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Location of Taputapuatea in French Polynesia
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Taputapuatea (Oceania)

Taputapuatea is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taputapuatea is located on the island of Raiatea, in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands. At the 2022 census it had a population of 5,007. [2] The commune was named after a large marae complex which was the religious center of eastern Polynesia for roughly 1000 years. [3] The archaeological site of Taputapuatea marae is still today the most famous landmark of Raiatea, and it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017. [3]

Taputapuatea consists of the following associated communes:

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Avera.

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  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 "Taputapuātea". United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 16 January 2021.


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