Coordinates: 17°32′S 149°50′W / 17.53°S 149.83°W
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Commune of Moorea-Maiao |
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| Location | |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The atoll of Maiao lies outside of the map. | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas community | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Windward Islands |
| Commune centre | Afareaitu |
| Department | |
| Mayor | Teriitepaiatua Maihi |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–1,207 m (0–4,000 ft) |
| Land area | 141.8 km2 (54.7 sq mi) |
| Population1 | 16,490 (August 2007 census) |
| - Density | 116 /km² (300 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98729/ 98728 |
| 1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Moorea-Maiao is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands.
The commune of Moorea-Maiao is made up of the island of Moorea (133 km²/51 sq. miles; 16,191 inhabitants at the 2007 census) and the much smaller atoll of Maiao (8.8 km²/3.4 sq. miles; 299 inhabitants at the 2007 census),[1] located 78 km (48.5 miles) southwest of Moorea. The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Afareaitu, on the island of Moorea.
References
- ^ (French) Institut Statistique de Polynésie Française (ISPF). "TABLEAU II Population des communes et communes associées de Polynésie française" (PDF). http://www.ispf.pf/(k1aciwf4z0fyap45ghzhgm55)/stat/demo/rp2007/pdfs/poplegales_commass2007.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
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