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Rurutu
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Rūrutu is the northernmost island in the Austral archipelago of French Polynesia, and the name of a commune consisting solely of that island. It is situated south of Tahiti. Its land area is . It is 10.8 km long and 5.3 km wide. Its highest point (Manureva) is . At the 2022 census it had a population of 2,163.

Key facts

French commune.name
Rurutu
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.map
Austral_Islands_map_highlighting_Rurutu.png
French commune.image flag
Flag of Rurutu.svg
French commune.image
Rurutu.jpg
French commune.caption
NASA picture of Rurutu Island
French commune.administrative subdivision
Austral Islands
French commune.utc offset
−10:00
French commune.INSEE
98744
French commune.postal code
98753
French commune.mayor
Frédéric Riveta
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
389
French commune.area km2
32.7
French commune.population
2163
French commune.population date
2022

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
island
Country
France
Located in
Rurutu
Population
2250
Area
32.75
Elevation
385
Time zone
UTC−10:00
Body of water
Pacific Ocean
Image
Rurutu.jpg
Width
3.5
Length
10.4
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Commons category
Rurutu
time of discovery or invention
1769-08-13
discoverer or inventor
James Cook
located in/on physical feature
Austral Islands
native label
Tupuaʻi
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Article · Italiano

Rurutu è un'isola dell'oceano Pacifico parte dell'arcipelago delle Isole Australi; amministrativamente ricompresa nella Polinesia Francese, è situata a 572 chilometri a sud di Tahiti e al 2001 aveva una popolazione di 2.098 abitanti. Scoperta da James Cook nel 1769, l'isola rimase un regno indipendente fino all'imposizione di un protettorato della Francia nel 1889, cui seguì l'annessione alla Polinesia francese nel 1900; dal 1970 l'isola fa parte dell'omonimo comune.

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