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Also known as Rapa, Little Rapa, Oparo

island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia

Key facts

Location
Pacific Ocean
Coordinates
27°36′S 144°20′W / 27.600°S 144.333°W / -27.600; -144.333
Archipelago
Australes
Area
40.5 km (15.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation
650 m (2130 ft)
Highest point
Mount Perahu
Overseas collectivity
French Polynesia
Commune
Rapa Iti
Population
451 (2022)

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Wikidata facts

Population
515
Area
40.57
Elevation
650
Image
RapaISS004-E-12980b.PNG
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Commons category
Rapa Iti
time of discovery or invention
1791-12-22
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Rapa, also called Rapa Iti ("Little Rapa"), is the largest and only inhabited island of the Bass Islands in French Polynesia. An older name for the island is Oparo. The total land area including offshore islets is 40.5 km (15.6 sq mi). As of the 2022 census, Rapa had a population of 451. The island's highest point is at 650 metres (2,130 ft) elevation at Mont Perahu. Its main town is Ahuréi. The inhabitants of Rapa Iti speak their own Polynesian language called the Rapa language.

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