Moʻorea-Maiʻao
Appearance
Moorea-Maiao | |
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![]() Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The atoll of Maiao lies outside of the map. | |
Coordinates: 17°31′35″S 149°49′05″W / 17.5263°S 149.818°W | |
Land | Frankreich |
Overseas collectivity | Französisch-Polynesien |
Subdivision | Windward Islands |
Regierung | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Evans Haumani[1] |
Area 1 | 141.8 km2 (54.7 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 18,201 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 98729 /98728 |
Elevation | 0–1,207 m (0–3,960 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Moorea-Maiao is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It consists of the island of Mo'orea (133 km2/51 sq. miles) and the much smaller atoll of Maiao (8.8 km2/3.4 sq. miles), located 78 km (48 mi) southwest of Mo'orea, 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[2] |
Population density [a] |
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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 |
- ^ calculated as population per km2
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia] (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
- ^ Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
- ^ Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
- ^ R1- Population sans doubles comptes, des subdivisions, communes et communes associées de Polynésie française, de 1971 à 1996
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