Rapa Iti

Rapa Iti
NASA picture of Rapa
Rapa Iti is located in French Polynesia
Rapa Iti
Rapa Iti
Rapa Iti is located in French Polynesia
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates27°36′S 144°20′W / 27.600°S 144.333°W / -27.600; -144.333
ArchipelagoAustrales
Area40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation650 m (2130 ft)
Highest pointMount Perahu
Administration
France
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
CommuneRapa Iti
Demographics
Population451[1] (2022)
Rapa
Flag of Rapa
Location of Rapa
Map
Coordinates: 27°36′S 144°20′W / 27.60°S 144.33°W / -27.60; -144.33
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionAustral Islands
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Tuanainai Narii[2]
Area
1
40.54 km2 (15.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
451
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code
98741 /98751
Elevation0–650 m (0–2,133 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rapa, also called Rapa Iti, or "Little Rapa", to distinguish it from Easter Island, whose Polynesian name is Rapa Nui, is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo.[3] The total land area including offshore islets is 40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi).[4]: 205  As of the 2022 census, Rapa had a population of 451.[1] The island's highest point is at 650 metres (2,130 ft) elevation at Mont Perahu.[4]: 243  Its main town is Ahuréi. The inhabitants of Rapa Iti speak their own Polynesian language called the Rapa language.

  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. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ Tahiti guide
  4. ^ a b Environnement marin des îles Australes