Taputapuatea
Taputapuatea | |
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Coordinates: 16°50′15″S 151°21′32″W / 16.8375°S 151.3589°WCoordinates: 16°50′15″S 151°21′32″W / 16.8375°S 151.3589°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Subdivision | Leeward Islands |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | |
Area 1 | 88.5 km2 (34.2 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | 4,792 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 98750 /98735 |
Elevation | 0–758 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. |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Raiatea, French Polynesia, France |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(iv)(vi) |
Reference | 1529 |
Inscription | 2017 (41st Session) |
Area | 2,124 ha (5,250 acres) |
Buffer zone | 3,363 ha (8,310 acres) |
Coordinates | 16°50′29.04″S 151°22′20.56″W / 16.8414000°S 151.3723778°W |
Location of Taputapuatea in French Polynesia |
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 2017 census it had a population of 4,792.[1] The commune was named after a large marae complex which was the religious center of eastern Polynesia for roughly 1000 years.[2] 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.[2]
Taputapuatea consists of the following associated communes:
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Avera.
References[]
- ^ Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017, Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
- ^ a b "Taputapuātea". United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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