Takaroa Explained

Takaroa
Map:French Polynesia
Location:Pacific Ocean
Archipelago:Tuamotus
Area Km2:93
Area Footnotes:  (lagoon)
20km2 (above water)
Length Km:24.7
Width Km:7
Country:France
Country Admin Divisions Title:Overseas collectivity
Country Admin Divisions:French Polynesia
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Commune
Country Admin Divisions 2:Takaroa
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Administrative subdivision
Country Admin Divisions 1:Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Country Largest City:Teavaroa
Population:537
Population As Of:2022
Takaroa
Map:Localización Islas Rey Jorge en las Tuamotu.png
Administrative Subdivision:Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Utc Offset:−10:00
Insee:98749
Postal Code:98781
Coordinates:-14.45°N -144.983°W
Elevation M:0
Area Km2:26
Population:1050
Population Date:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]

Takaroa, Taka-roa or Takapua, is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It has a length of 27.41NaN1 and a width of 70NaN0; its land area is 20km2.

The nearest land is Takapoto Atoll, located 100NaN0 to the southwest.

Fine pearls, including black pearls, were obtained in the lagoon of Takaroa.

Geographically Takaroa is part of the King George Islands (Iles du Roi Georges) subgroup, which includes Ahe, Manihi, Takapoto, Takaroa and Tikei.

Takaroa Atoll has 537 inhabitants (2022).[1] The main village is Teavaroa.

Takaroa is the northernmost atoll in French Polynesia.

Takaroa is located in the Tuamotu Islands.

History

The first recorded Europeans to arrive to Takaroa were Dutch explorers Jacob le Maire and Willem Schouten on 14 April 1616 during their Pacific journey. They called this atoll "Sondergrond Island".

Captain Cook visited the island in 1774.[2]

Takaroa territorial airport was inaugurated in 1986.

Geography

Climate

Takaroa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Takaroa is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around, and lowest in August, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Takaroa was on 20 January 1998; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 10 January 1976.

Administration

The commune of Takaroa consists of the islands of Takaroa, Takapoto and Tikei.[3]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Book: Salmond. Anne. Aphrodite's Island. 2010. University of California Press. Berkeley. 9780520261143. 299. registration.
  3. 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