Maupiti (commune) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française. fr. Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia. Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
  3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2005/12/20/DOMA0500013D/jo/texte Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française
  4. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000695062 Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française