Maupiti | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Map Size: | 270 |
Adjustable Map: | Maupiti.PNG |
Map Caption: | Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands. The atolls of Maupiha'a (Mopelia), Manua'e (Scilly), and Motu One (Bellinghausen) lie outside of the map. |
Administrative Subdivision: | Leeward Islands |
Utc Offset: | −10:00 |
Insee: | 98728 |
Postal Code: | 98732 |
Mayor: | Woullingson Raufauore[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | -16.45°N -152.25°W |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 380 |
Area Km2: | 25.5 |
Population: | 1302 |
Population Date: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Image Flag: | Flag of Maupiti.svg |
Maupiti is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands.[3]
The commune of Maupiti is made up of the island of Maupiti proper with its surrounding islets emerging from the coral reef, with an area of 12.1 km2 in total, and of three distant atolls:
Most of the inhabitants live on Maupiti island itself. The atolls of Maupiha'a and Manua'e have 20 and 21 inhabitants respectively, while Motu One is uninhabited. At the 2022 census the commune had a population of 1,302.[2]
The administrative center of the commune is the settlement of Vai'ea, on the island of Maupiti.[4]