Takaroa

Takaroa
NASA picture of Takaroa Atoll
Takaroa is located in French Polynesia
Takaroa
Takaroa
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates14°27′S 144°59′W / 14.450°S 144.983°W / -14.450; -144.983
ArchipelagoTuamotus
Area93 km2 (36 sq mi) (lagoon)
20 km2 (8 sq mi) (above water)
Length24.7 km (15.35 mi)
Width7 km (4.3 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Administrative subdivisionÎles Tuamotu-Gambier
CommuneTakaroa
Largest settlementTeavaroa
Demographics
Population537[1] (2022)
Takaroa
Location of Takaroa
Map
Coordinates: 14°27′00″S 144°58′59″W / 14.45°S 144.983°W / -14.45; -144.983
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionÎles Tuamotu-Gambier
Area
1
26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,050
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code
98749 /98781
Elevation0 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.

Takaroa, Taka-roa or Takapua, is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It has a length of 27.4 kilometres (17.0 miles) and a width of 7 km (4 mi); its land area is 20 square kilometres (8 square miles).

The nearest land is Takapoto Atoll, located 10 kilometres (6 miles) to the southwest.

Fine pearls, including black pearls, were obtained in the lagoon of Takaroa.[citation needed]

Geographically Takaroa is part of the King George Islands (Iles du Roi Georges) subgroup, which includes Ahe, Manihi, Takapoto, Takaroa and Tikei.

Takaroa Atoll has 537 inhabitants (2022).[1] The main village is Teavaroa.

Takaroa is the northernmost atoll in French Polynesia.

Takaroa is located in the Tuamotu Islands.

  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.