Maupiti
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| archipelago | Society Islands | |
| Geographical location | 16 ° 27 ′ S , 152 ° 15 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 6th | |
| Main island | Maupiti | |
| Land area | 11 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Mont Teʻurafaʻatiu (Nuupure) 380 m |
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| Residents | 1248 (2007) | |
 Te Iri Ahe = Pitiahe Te Apaa = Tiapaa Auera = Auira Tuanae = Tuanai (northern Motu) = Paeʻao |
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Maupiti , or Marua Ite Ra in Polynesian tradition , is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean . It is located in the middle of the Leeward Islands (French: Îles sous le Vent ) of the Society Islands and belongs to French Polynesia . It is the seat of the municipality of the same name .
geography
A Noni ship being loaded in the port of Maupiti
Maupiti forms a classic atoll structure with a 380 m high volcanic island in the center and a fringing reef on which five flat motus rest. The Onoiau Pass boat passage is located between the two southern Motus Tiapaa (east) and Pitiahe (west). The airport and some guest houses are located on the large northeastern Motu Tuanai. The total land area is 11 km². Maupiti has 1248 inhabitants (as of 2007). The majority of the inhabitants live in the merged villages of Vaiʻea (main town), Petei, Farauru and Pauma (from south to north) on the narrow eastern coastal strip of the main island, at the foot of the 380 meter high Mont Teʻurafaʻatiu, also called Nuupure. The closest islands are the uninhabited atoll Tupai 46 kilometers east-northeast, and Bora Bora , 48 kilometers east. The main line of business is the production and marketing of noni (tree fruit).
history
Maupiti, or Marua Ite Ra , as the Polynesian inhabitants called it, was traditionally divided into nine districts or chiefdoms. The first European to discover the island was the Dutch circumnavigator Jakob Roggeveen in 1722.
Individual evidence
literature
- F. Raymond Fosberg and Marie-Hélène Sachet: Flora of Maupiti, Society Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin No. 294, August 1987, 70 pages ( online )
- Lonely Planet: French Polynesia, Maupiti
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