Fakarava (commune)

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Fakarava
Commune
View of the inner lagoon of Fakarava from Rotoava
Location (in red) within the Tuamotu Archipelago
Location of Fakarava
Coordinates: 16°03′40″S 145°37′0″W / 16.06111°S 145.61667°W / -16.06111; -145.61667
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Subdivision	Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Area 1	110.0 km2 (42.5 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	1,679
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code	98716 /
Elevation	0–0 m (0–0 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fakarava is a commune of French Polynesia in the archipelago of the Tuamotu Islands. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Îles Tuamotu-Gambier.^[2] The commune includes seven islands. The chef-lieu is the village Rotoava.^[3]