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