Moʻorea-Maiʻao | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Flag: | Flag of Moorea-Maiao.svg |
Map Size: | 270 |
Adjustable Map: | mooreamaiao.png |
Map Caption: | Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The atoll of Maiao lies outside of the map. |
Administrative Subdivision: | Windward Islands |
Utc Offset: | −10:00 |
Insee: | 98729 |
Postal Code: | 98728 |
Mayor: | Evans Haumani[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | -17.5263°N -149.818°W |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 1207 |
Area Km2: | 141.8 |
Population: | 18201 |
Population Date: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Moʻorea-Maiʻao is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It consists of the island of Moʻorea (133 km2/51 sq. miles) and the much smaller atoll of Maiʻao (8.8 km2/3.4 sq. miles), located 78km (48miles) southwest of Moʻorea, with both being part of the Windward Islands administrative subdivision.[3] As of the 2022 census, Moorea-Maiao had a population of 18,201, of whom 17,858 lived on Mo'orea and 343 lived on Maiao.[2]
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Afareaitu on the island of Mo'orea.[4]
Moorea-Maiao consists of the following associated communes:
Commune associée | Area (km2)[5] | Population 2022 | Population density | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Afareaitu | 23.8 | 4,055 | 170 | |
Haapiti | 38.8 | 4,109 | 106 | |
Pao Pao | 30.0 | 4,895 | 163 | |
Papetoai | 25.4 | 2,214 | 87 | |
Teavaro | 15.8 | 2,585 | 164 | |
Maiao | 8.3 | 343 | 41 | |
Commune Moorea-Maiao | 141.8 | 18,201 | 128 |