Bora-Bora | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Bora-Bora-Commune.png) Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands | |
Location of Bora-Bora  | |
| Coordinates: 16°29′40″S 151°44′11″W / 16.4944°S 151.7364°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Leeward Islands |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gaston Tong Sang[1] |
| Area 1 | 41.55 km2 (16.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 10,758 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98714 /98730 |
| Elevation | 0–727 m (0–2,385 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bora-Bora is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands. Its population was 10,758 at the 2022 census.[2]
The commune of Bora-Bora is made up of the island of Bora Bora proper with its surrounding islets emerging from the coral reef (30.55 km2/11.3 sq. miles in total) and of the atoll of Tupai (11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)), located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Bora Bora. The atoll of Tupai has no permanent population apart from some seasonal workers in the coconut plantations.
The surrounding islets include Motu Tapu, Motu Ahuna, Tevairoa, Motu Tane, Motu Mute, Motu Tufari, Motu Tehotu, Motu Pitiaau, Sofitel Motu, Motu Toopua, and Toopuaiti.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia] (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.