Rimatara
Sign in to saveleft|thumb Rimatara is the westernmost inhabited island in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. It is located south of Tahiti and west of Rurutu. The land area of Rimatara is , and that of the Maria islets is . Its highest point is . Its population was 893 at the 2022 census.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Rimatara
- Islands.image_name
- ISS004-E-5777rimatara.PNG
- Islands.image_caption
- NASA picture of Rimatara Island
- Islands.map
- French Polynesia
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Australes
- Islands.area_km2
- 8.6
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount Uahu
- Islands.elevation_m
- 106
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
- Commune
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
- Rimatara
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Amaru
- French commune.name
- Rimatara
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.map
- Austral isl Rimatara.PNG
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Rimatara.svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 98743
- French commune.postal code
- 98752
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left|thumb Rimatara is the westernmost inhabited island in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. It is located south of Tahiti and west of Rurutu. The land area of Rimatara is , and that of the Maria islets is . Its highest point is . Its population was 893 at the 2022 census.
Rimatara is a circular volcanic plateau surrounded by a reef with a height of . The main villages are Amaru (the capital), Anapoto and Mutuaura.
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1889 establishments in Oceania1889 establishments in the French colonial empire1900s establishments in French Polynesia1901 establishments in Oceania1901 establishments in the French colonial empire19th-century establishments in French PolynesiaCommunes of French PolynesiaEndemic Bird AreasIslands of the Austral Islands