| Vahitahi | |
| Map: | French Polynesia |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean |
| Archipelago: | Tuamotus |
| Area Km2: | 13 |
| Area Footnotes: | (lagoon) 2.5km² (above water) |
| Length Km: | 10 |
| Width Km: | 4.5 |
| Country: | France |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Overseas collectivity |
| Country Admin Divisions: | French Polynesia |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Commune |
| Country Admin Divisions 2: | Nukutavake |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Administrative subdivision |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Population: | 105[1] |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
Vahitahi, or Vaitake, is an atoll in the eastern area of the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Vahitahi's nearest neighbour is Akiaki, which is located 41km (25miles) to the northwest.
Vahitahi is a small atoll with an elongated oval shape. It measures approximately 41km (25miles) in length and has a maximum width of 4.51NaN1. Its reef encloses completely the lagoon. The total land area of the islands on its reef is 2.51NaN1.
The main village is called Mohitu (formerly Temanufaara). There were 105 inhabitants according to the 2012 census.
Vahitahi Atoll was the first land that Louis Antoine de Bougainville found in the Pacific in 1768.[2] He called the atoll Les Quatre Facardins, after a novel of the time. James Cook reached Vahitahi the following year and named it Lagoon Island.
Vahitahi has a territorial airport. It was inaugurated in 1986.
Administratively Vahitahi Atoll belongs to the commune of Nukutavake.