Teana (Fangatau)
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| Coordinates | 15 ° 50 ′ S , 140 ° 53 ′ W | ||
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| Country | France | ||
| Overseas local authority | French Polynesia | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | FR-PF | ||
| height | 6 m | ||
| Residents | 145 (2012) | ||
Teana , French Village de Teana , is a village on the Fangatau atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia . The place is located about 960 km from the main island of Tahiti .
geography
Teana is the only town on the island . The houses are spread over the entire island. The rest of the village is connected to the neighboring island by a bridge .
The place has a size of approx. 6 km², approx. 5 km² lie on the inland lagoon . The name is derived from the word for Grotte te ana .
According to a census in August 2012, 145 people lived in the village (24 / km²), in 2007 there were 121 inhabitants.
Individual evidence
- ^ Village de Teana - Fangatau , website TahitiHeritage. Retrieved August 31, 2017 (French).
- ↑ Populations légales de Nouvelle-Calédonie en 2014 | Insee. Retrieved August 30, 2017 (French).