Moorea-Maiao

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Moorea-Maiao
Commune
Flag of Moorea-Maiao
Flag
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The atoll of Maiao lies outside of the map.
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The atoll of Maiao lies outside of the map.
Location of Moorea-Maiao
Coordinates: 17°31′35″S 149°49′05″W / 17.5263°S 149.818°W / -17.5263; -149.818Coordinates: 17°31′35″S 149°49′05″W / 17.5263°S 149.818°W / -17.5263; -149.818
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionWindward Islands
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Evans Haumani
Area
1
141.8 km2 (54.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
17,816
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code
98729 /98728
Elevation0–1,207 m (0–3,960 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.[1] At the 2017 census it had a population of 17,816.[2]

The commune of Moorea-Maiao is made up of the island of Moorea (133 km²/51 sq. miles; 17,463 inhabitants at the 2017 census) and the much smaller atoll of Maiao (8.8 km²/3.4 sq. miles; 353 inhabitants at the 2017 census),[2] located 78 km (48 mi) southwest of Moorea.

Moorea-Maiao consists of the following associated communes:

Commune
associée		 Area
(km²)[3]		 Population
2017-08-17[4]		 Population density
[5]
Afareaitu 23,8 3674 154,4
Haapiti 38,8 4254 109,6
Paopao 30,0 4639 154,6
Papetoai 25,4 2329 92,8
Teavaro 15,8 2567 162,5
Maiao 8,3 353 42,5
Commune
Moorea-Maiao		 141,8 17816 125,6

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Afareaitu, on the island of Moorea.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017, Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
  3. ^ R1- Population sans doubles comptes, des subdivisions, communes et communes associées de Polynésie française, de 1971 à 1996
  4. ^ INSEE: Populations légales des communes et des communes associées de Polynésie française en 2017. Recensement de la population
  5. ^ calculated as population per km²
  6. ^ Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance



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