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.
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Location of Moorea-Maiao  | |
| Coordinates: 17°31′35″S 149°49′05″W / 17.5263°S 149.818°W / -17.5263; -149.818 | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Windward Islands |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Evans Haumani[1] |
| Area
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| 141.8 km2 (54.7 sq mi) |
| Population
(2022)[2]
| 18,201 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code |
98729 /98728
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| Elevation | 0–1,207 m (0–3,960 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Moorea-Maiao is a communeofFrench 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 atollofMaiao (8.8 km2/3.4 sq. miles), located 78 km (48 mi) southwest of Mo'orea, with both being part of the Windward Islands administrative subdivision.[3] As of the 2022 census, Moorea-Maiao had a population of 18,201, of whom 17,858 lived on Mo'orea and 343 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 2022[2] |
Population density [a] |
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| Afareaitu | 23.8 | 4,055 | 170 |
| Haapiti | 38.8 | 4,109 | 106 |
| Pao Pao | 30.0 | 4,895 | 163 |
| Papetoai | 25.4 | 2,214 | 87 |
| Teavaro | 15.8 | 2,585 | 164 |
| Maiao | 8.3 | 343 | 41 |
| Commune Moorea-Maiao |
141.8 | 18,201 | 128 |
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