Rangiroa | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Passe_d%27Avatoru_Rangiroa.jpg) Avatoru Pass, atoll of Rangiroa | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Rangiroa_(municipality).gif) Flag | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Localizaci%C3%B3n_de_Rangiroa_en_las_Tuamotu.png) Location (in red) within the Tuamotu Archipelago | |
Location of Rangiroa  | |
| Coordinates: 14°57′01″S 147°39′04″W / 14.9504°S 147.6511°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Tahuhu Maraeura[1] |
Area 1 | 139 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,761 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98740 / |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rangiroa is a commune of French Polynesia in the archipelago of the Tuamotu Islands. The commune includes four islands: Rangiroa, Tikehau, Mataiva and Makatea.[3] The chef-lieu is the village Tiputa.[3]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance