Rikitea
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| Coordinates | 23 ° 7 ′ S , 134 ° 58 ′ W |
 The Gambier Islands with the main island Mangareva
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| Country | France |
| Overseas local authority | French Polynesia |
| ISO 3166-2 | FR-PF |
| Residents | 800 |
 Look at Rikitea from Mount Duff from
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Rikitea is the capital of the island of Mangareva , French Polynesia and is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean . It has about 800 inhabitants.
Infrastructure
The place has a cathedral that was inaugurated in 1839 and is the largest cathedral in Polynesia. There are a few small shops in Rikitea. All goods that need to be imported are delivered from Tahiti by cargo ship . A flight connection connects the island with Tahiti once a week. The island is accessible by telephone, but only in Rikitea is there a connection to the Internet .
Saint-Michel cathedral
Town hall of the municipality of Gambier
literature
- Celeste Brash, Jean-Bernard Carillet: Tahiti and French Polynesia. Footscray, London 2009, ISBN 978-174104316-7 , p. 240.