Administrative divisions of French Polynesia
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The subdivisions administratives are:
- Windward Islands (French: Îles du Vent, or officially la subdivision administrative des Îles du Vent), part of the Society Islands
- Leeward Islands (French: Îles Sous-le-Vent, or officially la subdivision administrative des Îles Sous-le-Vent), also part of the Society Islands
- Marquesas Islands (French: (Îles) Marquises, or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Marquises), a northeastern Polynesian outlier
- Austral Islands (French: (Îles) Australes, or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Australes), includes the Bass Islands
- Tuamotu-Gambier (French: (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier, or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier), the Tuamotus and the Gambier Islands
Below are several lists of the 48 communes, according to different sorting schemes.
Contents
By subdivision
- Windward Islands (of which Papeete is the provisional administrative seat) :
- Commune of Arue
- Commune of Faaa
- Commune of Hitiaa O Te Ra
- Commune of Mahina
- Commune of Moorea-Maiao
- Commune of Paea
- Commune of Papara
- Commune of Papeete (capital)
- Commune of Pirae
- Commune of Punaauia
- Commune of Taiarapu-Est
- Commune of Taiarapu-Ouest
- Commune of Teva I Uta
- Tuamotu-Gambier:
- Commune of Anaa
- Commune of Arutua
- Commune of Fakarava
- Commune of Fangatau
- Commune of Gambier (capital)
- Commune of Hao
- Commune of Hikueru
- Commune of Makemo
- Commune of Manihi
- Commune of Napuka
- Commune of Nukutavake
- Commune of Puka-Puka
- Commune of Rangiroa
- Commune of Reao
- Commune of Takaroa
- Commune of Tatakoto
- Commune of Tureia
For French administrative convenience, Clipperton Island had been attached to French Polynesia until February 20, 2007, but never formed part of any administrative subdivision or commune of French Polynesia. On February 21, 2007, Clipperton Island was transferred from the High Commissioner of the republic in French Polynesia to the Minister of Overseas France.[1]
Source INSEE - Code officiel géographique 2005
By INSEE code
The following lists the communes in order by their INSEE codes.
Name | INSEE code |
---|---|
Anaa | 98711 |
Arue | 98712 |
Arutua | 98713 |
Bora-Bora | 98714 |
Faaa | 98715 |
Fakarava | 98716 |
Fangatau | 98717 |
Fatu-Hiva | 98718 |
Gambier | 98719 |
Hao | 98720 |
Hikueru | 98721 |
Hitiaa O Te Ra | 98722 |
Hiva-Oa | 98723 |
Huahine | 98724 |
Mahina | 98725 |
Makemo | 98726 |
Manihi | 98727 |
Maupiti | 98728 |
Moorea-Maiao | 98729 |
Napuka | 98730 |
Nuku-Hiva | 98731 |
Nukutavake | 98732 |
Paea | 98733 |
Papara | 98734 |
Papeete | 98735 |
Pirae | 98736 |
Puka Puka | 98737 |
Punaauia | 98738 |
Raivavae | 98739 |
Rangiroa | 98740 |
Rapa | 98741 |
Reao | 98742 |
Rimatara | 98743 |
Rurutu | 98744 |
Tahaa | 98745 |
Tahuata | 98746 |
Taiarapu-Est | 98747 |
Taiarapu-Ouest | 98748 |
Takaroa | 98749 |
Tumaraa | 98754 |
Taputapuatea | 98750 |
Tatakoto | 98751 |
Teva I Uta | 98752 |
Tubuai | 98753 |
Tureia | 98755 |
Ua-Huka | 98756 |
Ua-Pou | 98757 |
Uturoa | 98758 |
Sources : INSEE - Code officiel géographique 2005
By area
Here the communes are listed by decreasing area. The average size of French Polynesian communes is 72 km², while the median area is 49 km², higher than the average and median areas of metropolitan French communes (14.88 km² and 10.73 km², respectively), but the size of these communes is predominantly dependent on the land area of the islands they occupy.
Name | Area (km²) | |
---|---|---|
1 | Nuku-Hiva | 387 |
2 | Hiva-Oa | 316 |
3 | Hitiaa O Te Ra | 218 |
4 | Taiarapu-Est | 216 |
5 | Rangiroa | 145 |
6 | Moorea-Maiao | 134 |
7 | Teva I Uta | 120 |
8 | Fakarava | 110 |
9 | Ua-Pou | 105 |
10 | Taiarapu-Ouest | 104 |
11 | Makemo | 100 |
12 | Papara | 93 |
13 | Tahaa | 88 |
14 | Fatu-Hiva | 84 |
15 | Taputapuatea | 83 |
16 | Ua-Huka | 83 |
17 | Punaauia | 76 |
18 | Huahine | 74 |
19 | Tumaraa | 71 |
20 | Tahuata | 69 |
21 | Hao | 65 |
22 | Paea | 65 |
23 | Anaa | 56 |
24 | Mahina | 52 |
25 | Arutua | 46 |
26 | Gambier | 46 |
27 | Tubuai | 45 |
28 | Rapa | 40 |
29 | Bora-Bora | 38 |
30 | Pirae | 35 |
31 | Takaroa | 35 |
32 | Faaa | 34 |
33 | Rurutu | 29 |
34 | Manihi | 25 |
35 | Papeete | 19 |
36 | Reao | 18 |
37 | Uturoa | 16 |
38 | Raivavae | 16 |
39 | Arue | 16 |
40 | Hikueru | 15 |
41 | Fangatau | 14 |
42 | Maupiti | 14 |
43 | Nukutavake | 12 |
44 | Napuka | 12 |
45 | Rimatara | 9 |
46 | Puka Puka | 8 |
47 | Tureia | 7 |
48 | Tatakoto | 7 |
Sources: [3]
By population
Here the communes are listed according to decreasing population. The 2002 census counted 246,566 inhabitants, for a total population density of 71.1 people per km². The average commune population is 5,137, while the median is 2,093, much higher than the average and median metropolitan French commune (1,542 and 380, respectively).
Name | Population (2002) |
Area (km²) |
Density (hab./km²) |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Faaa | 28 421 | 34 | 831 |
2 | Papeete | 25 521 | 19 | 1 343 |
3 | Punaauia | 23 762 | 76 | 313 |
4 | Pirae | 14 850 | 35 | 424 |
5 | Moorea-Maiao | 14 693 | 134 | 110 |
6 | Mahina | 13 609 | 52 | 264 |
7 | Paea | 12 327 | 65 | 190 |
8 | Taiarapu-Est | 10 596 | 216 | 49 |
9 | Papara | 9 659 | 93 | 104 |
10 | Arue | 9 319 | 16 | 582 |
11 | Hitiaa O Te Ra | 8 319 | 218 | 38 |
12 | Teva I Uta | 7 861 | 120 | 66 |
13 | Bora-Bora | 7 295 | 38 | 192 |
14 | Taiarapu-Ouest | 6 181 | 104 | 59 |
15 | Huahine | 5 757 | 74 | 78 |
16 | Tahaa | 4 845 | 88 | 55 |
17 | Taputapuatea | 4 156 | 83 | 50 |
18 | Uturoa | 3 568 | 16 | 223 |
19 | Tumaraa | 3 409 | 71 | 48 |
20 | Rangiroa | 3 071 | 145 | 21 |
21 | Nuku-Hiva | 2 652 | 387 | 7 |
22 | Ua-Pou | 2 200 | 105 | 21 |
23 | Rurutu | 2 189 | 29 | 75 |
24 | Tubuai | 2 171 | 45 | 48 |
25 | Hiva-Oa | 2 015 | 316 | 6 |
26 | Takaroa | 1 524 | 35 | 44 |
27 | Fakarava | 1 511 | 110 | 14 |
28 | Hao | 1 501 | 65 | 23 |
29 | Makemo | 1 454 | 100 | 15 |
30 | Arutua | 1 436 | 46 | 31 |
31 | Manihi | 1 230 | 25 | 49 |
32 | Maupiti | 1 191 | 14 | 88 |
33 | Gambier | 1 097 | 46 | 24 |
34 | Raivavae | 996 | 16 | 62 |
35 | Rimatara | 815 | 9 | 91 |
36 | Tahuata | 677 | 69 | 10 |
37 | Anaa | 639 | 56 | 11 |
38 | Fatu-Hiva | 584 | 84 | 7 |
39 | Ua-Huka | 584 | 83 | 7 |
40 | Reao | 553 | 18 | 31 |
41 | Rapa | 497 | 40 | 12 |
42 | Tureia | 314 | 7 | 43 |
43 | Napuka | 307 | 12 | 25 |
44 | Nukutavake | 278 | 12 | 23 |
45 | Fangatau | 275 | 14 | 19 |
46 | Tatakoto | 255 | 7 | 35 |
47 | Hikueru | 205 | 15 | 13 |
48 | Puka Puka | 197 | 8 | 25 |
Source: [2]
Table of Islands
See also
References
Source
Notes
- ^ Journal officiel de la République française ("Official Journal of the French Republic"), May 20 1972.
- ^ Journal officiel de la République française, December 25 1971, according to decree #72-407 of May 17, 1972 ('Journal officiel de la République française, May 20, July 1972, and 9 1972).
External links
- (French) French Polynesia