 NASA picture of Makemo Atoll | |
  Makemo | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 16°35′55″S 143°39′41″W / 16.59861°S 143.66139°W |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | 603 km2 (233 sq mi) (lagoon) 56 km2 (22 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 69 km (42.9 mi) |
| Width | 16.5 km (10.25 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Commune | Makemo |
| Largest settlement | Pouheva (pop. 600) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 816[1] (2022) |
Makemo | |
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 NASA picture of Makemo Atoll. | |
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Location of Makemo  | |
| Coordinates: 16°35′55″S 143°39′41″W / 16.5985°S 143.6613°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Area 1 | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,391 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-10:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98726 /98769 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Makemo, Rangi-kemo or Te Paritua,[2] is an inhabited atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.