Moorea-Maiao is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It consists of the island of Mo'orea (133 km2/51 sq. miles) and the much smaller atoll of Maiao (8.8 km2/3.4 sq. miles),[2] located 78 km (48 mi) southwest of Mo'orea, with both being part of the Windward Islands administrative subdivision.[3] As of the 2017 census, Moorea-Maiao had a population of 17,816, of whom 17,463 lived on Mo'orea and 353 lived on Maiao.[2]
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Afareaitu on the island of Mo'orea.[4]
Moorea-Maiao consists of the following associated communes:
| Commune associée |
Area (km2)[5] |
Population 2017-08-17[6] |
Population density [a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afareaitu | 23.8 | 3,674 | 154.4 |
| Haapiti | 38.8 | 4,254 | 109.6 |
| Pao Pao | 30.0 | 4,639 | 154.6 |
| Papetoai | 25.4 | 2,329 | 92.8 |
| Teavaro | 15.8 | 2,567 | 162.5 |
| Maiao | 8.3 | 353 | 42.5 |
| Commune Moorea-Maiao |
141.8 | 17,816 | 125.6 |
- ^ calculated as population per km2
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017" [Distribution of the population in French Polynesia in 2017] (PDF). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française (in French). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
- ^ Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
- ^ R1- Population sans doubles comptes, des subdivisions, communes et communes associées de Polynésie française, de 1971 à 1996
- ^ INSEE: Populations légales des communes et des communes associées de Polynésie française en 2017. Recensement de la population
