Rangiroa | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Map: | Localitzación de Rangiroa en las Tuamotu.png |
Map Caption: | Location (in red) within the Tuamotu Archipelago |
Administrative Subdivision: | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
Utc Offset: | −10:00 |
Insee: | 98740 |
Mayor: | Tahuhu Maraeura[1] |
Term: | 2021 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | -14.9504°N -147.6511°W |
Elevation M: | 0 |
Area Km2: | 139 |
Population: | 3761 |
Population Date: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Image Flag: | Flag of Rangiroa (municipality).gif |
Rangiroa is a commune of French Polynesia in the archipelago of the Tuamotu Islands. The commune includes four islands: Rangiroa, Tikehau, Mataiva and Makatea.[3] The chef-lieu is the village Tiputa.[3]
The commune is composed of three atolls and one island:
Atoll or island | Main village | Population 2022 | Area above water(km2) | Lagoon (km2) | Coordinates | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rangiroa1 | 79 | |||||
Tikehau1 | Tuherahera | 589 | 20 | 400 | ||
Mataiva1 | Pahua | 292 | 16 | 25 | ||
Makatea1 | Moumu | 95 | 24 | - | ||
Rangiroa commune | Avatoru | 139 |