Fakarava (municipality)

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Fakarava is a municipality in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia .

The community consists of 7 atolls, including the Fakarava atoll of the same name . It is subdivided into 3 “ communes associées ” (sub-municipalities). The main town of the municipality is Rotoava on Fakarava. The municipality's INSEE code is 98716.

Since 1977, the atoll has Taiaro , since 2006 the whole community the status of a UNESCO - Biosphere Reserve .

Location of the municipality of Fakarava

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

Atoll
or island		 "Commune associée"
(sub-municipality)		 main place Residents
2012		 Land area
(km 2 )		 Lagoon
(km 2 )		 postal
Guide Number		 Coordinates
Fakarava Fakarava Rotoava 806 16 1153 98763 16 ° 18 ′  S , 145 ° 36 ′  W
Aratika Kauehi Paparara 160 8.3 145 98790 15 ° 32 ′  S , 145 ° 32 ′  W
Kauehi Kauehi Tearavero 257 15th 320 98790 15 ° 53 ′  S , 145 ° 9 ′  W
Niau Niau Tupuna 226 20th 33 98790 16 ° 9 ′  S , 146 ° 22 ′  W.
Raraka Kauehi Motutapu 110 7.2 342 98790 16 ° 10 ′  S , 144 ° 54 ′  W
Taiaro Kauehi Pagany 4th 6th 12 98790 15 ° 45 ′  S , 144 ° 38 ′  W.
Toau Kauehi Maragai 18th 12 561 98790 15 ° 54 ′  S , 146 ° 2 ′  W

Fakarava municipality		   Rotoava 1581 100.5 2560

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française (ISPF): Recensement de la population 2012. Chiffres clés sur la population: Subdivision, îles (3) . (PDF; 1.3 MB). Retrieved October 23, 2014 (French).