Arutua
above water) | |
| Length | 31 km (19.3 mi) |
|---|---|
| Width | 24 km (14.9 mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Commune | Arutua |
| Largest settlement | Rautini |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 680[1] (2012) |
Arutua | |
|---|---|
 Location (in red) within the Tuamotu Archipelago | |
Location of Arutua  | |
| Coordinates: 15°14′43″S 146°36′44″W / 15.245236°S 146.612086°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Area 1 | 46.0 km2 (17.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | 1,664 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98713 / |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Arutua, or Ngaru-atua
Arutua Atoll has a roughly pentagonal shape. Length 31 km (19 mi) , width 24 km (15 mi) . The lagoon area is 484 km2 (187 sq mi) and the land area is 15 km2 (6 sq mi). Its lagoon is wide and deep with one navigable passage. As of 2012[update], Arutua had a population of 680 inhabitants. The main village is Rautini. There is a small airport at Arutua which was opened in 1984.
Geographically Arutua belongs to the Palliser Islands (Îles Palliser) subgroup of the Tuamotus.
History
The first recorded European to visit Arutua Atoll was
Administration
This atoll is part of the
Demographics
| Island | Population (2017 census)[5] |
Area (km2)[6] | Area of lagoon (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apataki | 442 | 20.0 | 706 |
| Arutua | 808 | 15.0 | 484 |
| Kaukura | 414 | 11.0 | 434 |
| TOTAL | 1664 | 46.0 | 1624 |
Table 1. Current population.
| Island | 2007 | 2012 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apataki | 495 | 350 | 442 |
| Arutua | 725 | 680 | 808 |
| Kaukura | 541 | 475 | 414 |
| TOTAL | 1761 | 1505 | 1664 |
Table 2. Population over time.
Images and maps
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Map Source: EVS Precision Map (1:170,000)
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References
- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Young, J.L. (1899). "Names of the Paumotu Islands, with the old names so far as they are known". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 8 (4): 264–268. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ a b Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
- ^ Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
- ^ Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017 Archived 2018-10-24 at the Wayback Machine, Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
- ^ "R1- Population sans doubles comptes, des subdivisions, communes et communes associées de Polynésie française, de 1971 à 1996". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
External links
- Arutua Atoll FP (EVS Islands)
- Shuttle Image ISS014-E-5393 (Astronaut Photography)
- Arutua Atoll FP (Oceandots.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
- Tuamotu Atolls List (Pacific Image)
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