Tahaa (municipality)
Tahaa is a municipality in the Society Islands in French Polynesia . It includes the island of Tahaa , 230 km west of Tahiti , north of the island of Raiatea , with which it shares a lagoon . Two volcanoes , Mont Ohiri (590 m) and Mont Puurauti (550 m), were previously active. The following bays surround Tahaa:
- Bay of Hurepiti
- Baie d'Apu
- Baie de Haamene
- Baie de Fahaa
The municipality mark covers 88 km². It has 5,003 inhabitants and is made up of the following sub-municipalities (population figures as of 2007):
- Iripau, 1131 Ew.
- Hipu, 420 Ew.
- Faaaha, 452 Ew.
- Haamene, 927 Ew.
- Vaitoare, 402 Ew.
- Niua, 513 Ew.
- Ruutia, 518 Ew.
- Tapuamu, 640 Ew.
Coordinates: 16 ° 37 ′ S , 151 ° 30 ′ W