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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.

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.

commune-taputapuatea.com

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Wikidata facts

Country
France
Population
5007
Area
88
Shares border with
Tumaraa
Image
Marae, Raiatea 2.jpg
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Commons category
Taputapuatea
postal code
98735
located in/on physical feature
Raiatea
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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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