Fangatau

Fangatau
NASA picture of Fangatau Atoll
Fangatau is located in French Polynesia
Fangatau
Fangatau
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates15°49′12″S 140°53′14″W / 15.82000°S 140.88722°W / -15.82000; -140.88722
ArchipelagoTuamotus
Area22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi)  (lagoon)
9.4 km2 (4 sq mi) (above water)
Length8 km (5 mi)
Width3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Administrative subdivisionÎles Tuamotu-Gambier
CommuneFangatau
Largest settlementTeana
Demographics
Population150[1] (2022)
Pop. density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Fangatau
Location of Fangatau
Map
Coordinates: 15°49′12″S 140°53′14″W / 15.8199°S 140.8871°W / -15.8199; -140.8871
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionÎles Tuamotu-Gambier
Area
1
14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
323
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fangatau, or Nakai-erua,[2] is a small atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. The nearest land is Fakahina Atoll, located 72 km to the ESE. This small atoll has an elongated shape. Its length is 8 kilometres (5.0 miles), maximum width 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles). It has a total area of 22.2 square kilometres (8.6 square miles),[3] land area 5.9 km2. Its reef encloses its lagoon completely. Anchorage is difficult. Fangatau Atoll has 150 inhabitants (2022 census).[1] Teana is the main village.

  1. ^ a b c "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.
  2. ^ Young, J.L. (1899). "Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 8 (4): 264–268. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. ^ ICES Journal of Marine Science