Moorea-Maiao

Moorea-Maiao
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Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The atoll of Maiao lies outside of the map.
Coordinates: 17°31′35″S 149°49′05″W / 17.5263°S 149.818°WCoordinates: 17°31′35″S 149°49′05″W / 17.5263°S 149.818°W
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Government
• Mayor	Evans Haumani
Area	141.8 km^2 (54.7 sq mi)
Population (August 2007 census)^1	16,490
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	98729 / 98728
Elevation	0–1,207 m (0–3,960 ft)
^1 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Moorea-Maiao is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands.

The commune of Moorea-Maiao is made up of the island of Moorea (133 km²/51 sq. miles; 16,191 inhabitants at the 2007 census) and the much smaller atoll of Maiao (8.8 km²/3.4 sq. miles; 299 inhabitants at the 2007 census),^[1] located 78 km (48 mi) southwest of Moorea.

Moorea-Maiao consists of the following associated communes:

• Afareaitu
• Haapiti
• Maiao
• Paopao
• Papetoai
• Teavaro

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Afareaitu, on the island of Moorea.

References

1. Institut Statistique de Polynésie Française (ISPF). "TABLEAU II Population des communes et communes associées de Polynésie française" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2007-12-02.