Fakarava (commune)

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Fakarava
View of the inner lagoon of Fakarava from Rotoava
View of the inner lagoon of Fakarava from Rotoava
Location (in red) within the Tuamotu Archipelago
Location (in red) within the Tuamotu Archipelago
Location of Fakarava
Coordinates: 16°03′40″S 145°37′0″W / 16.06111°S 145.61667°W / -16.06111; -145.61667Coordinates: 16°03′40″S 145°37′0″W / 16.06111°S 145.61667°W / -16.06111; -145.61667
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionÎles Tuamotu-Gambier
Area
1
110.0 km2 (42.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
1,637
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code
Elevation0–0 m (0–0 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fakarava is a commune of French Polynesia in the archipelago of the Tuamotu Islands. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Îles Tuamotu-Gambier.[1] The commune includes seven islands. The chef-lieu is the village .[2]

Geography[]

The commune of Fakarava consists of three associated communes: Fakarava (also including the atoll Toau), Kauehi (also including the atolls Aratika, Raraka and Taiaro) and Niau.[2][3]

Island Population 2017[3] Area (km²) Area of lagoon (km²)
Fakarava 830 24.1 1112
Toau 14 12 561
Kauehi 224 16 320
Aratika 225 8.3 145
Raraka 96 14 342
Taiaro 2 16.2 16.2
Niau 246 21.0 53
TOTAL 1637 110.0 2533

See also[]

  • Communes of French Polynesia

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