Taputapuatea
Sign in to saveTaputapuātea is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taputapuātea is located on the island of Raiatea, in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands. At the 2022 census it had a population of 5,007. The commune was named after a large marae complex which was the religious center of eastern Polynesia for roughly 1000 years. The archaeological site of Taputapuatea marae is still today the most famous landmark of Raiatea, and it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017.
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Taputapuātea
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Marae, Raiatea 2.jpg
- French commune.caption
- View of the ancient marae at the archaeological complex of Taputapuātea, restored in 1994
- French commune.map size
- 270
- French commune.adjustable map
- Taputapuatea.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands
- French commune.administrative subdivision
- Leeward Islands
- French commune.utc offset
- −10:00
- French commune.INSEE
- 98750
- French commune.postal code
- 98735
- French commune.mayor
- Thomas Moutame
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 758
- French commune.area km2
- 88.5
- French commune.population
- 5007
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Official website
Commune de Taputapuātea — Raiatea, Îles-Sous-le-Vent
Site officiel de la commune de Taputapuātea (Raiatea). Démarches, actualités, délibérations, patrimoine UNESCO du Marae Taputapuātea.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- France
- Located in
- French Polynesia
- Population
- 5007
- Area
- 88
- Shares border with
- Tumaraa
- Official website
- www.commune-taputapuatea.com
- Image
- Marae, Raiatea 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Taputapuatea
- postal code
- 98735
- located in/on physical feature
- Raiatea
- P8168
- Peltophorum
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Taputapuātea is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taputapuātea is located on the island of Raiatea, in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands. At the 2022 census it had a population of 5,007. The commune was named after a large marae complex which was the religious center of eastern Polynesia for roughly 1000 years. The archaeological site of Taputapuatea marae is still today the most famous landmark of Raiatea, and it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017.
Taputapuātea consists of the following associated communes: Avera Opoa Puohine
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Taputapuatea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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