Fangatau
above water) | |
Length | 8 km (5 mi) |
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Width | 3.5 km (2.17 mi) |
Administration | |
France | |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
Commune | Fangatau |
Largest settlement | Teana |
Demographics | |
Population | 135[1] (2017) |
Pop. density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Fangatau | |
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Coordinates: 15°49′12″S 140°53′14″W / 15.8199°S 140.8871°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
Area 1 | 14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | 296 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 98717 / |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fangatau, or Nakai-erua,
History
The first recorded European to arrive at Fangatau was Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen on the 10 July 1820 on ships Vostok and Mirni. He named this atoll "Arakcheev". Fangatau was the home of Kamake an Iturangi, regarded by anthropologist Kenneth Emory as "the greatest Tuamotuan sage" he ever met.[5]
Administration
The
Atoll | Main village |
Population 2017[4] |
Land area (km2)[7] |
Lagoon (km2) |
Coordinates |
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Fangatau | Teana | 135 | 5.9 | 11 | 15°49′S 140°52′W / 15.817°S 140.867°W |
Fakahina | Tarione | 161 | 8.3 | 20 | 15°59′S 140°08′W / 15.983°S 140.133°W |
Commune of Fangatau | Teana | 296 | 14.3 | 31 |
Atoll | Main village |
Population 2007 |
Population 2012 |
Population 2017 |
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Fangatau | Teana | 121 | 145 | 135 |
Fakahina | Tarione | 131 | 155 | 161 |
Commune of Fangatau | Teana | 252 | 300 | 296 |
Transport
The atoll is served by the Fangatau Airport (IATA: FGU, ICAO: NTGB).
See also
References
- ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 25 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.
- ^ ICES Journal of Marine Science
- ^ a b Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017 Archived 2021-11-21 at the Wayback Machine, Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
- ^ Emory, Kenneth P. (1940). "Tuamotuan concepts of creation". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 49 (193): 117. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b 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". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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