Bora-Bora
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- This article is about the administrative commune of Bora-Bora. For the island of Bora Bora proper, see Bora Bora. For other meanings, see Bora Bora (disambiguation).
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Commune of Bora-Bora |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas community | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Leeward Islands |
| Commune centre | Vaitape |
| Mayor | Gaston Tong Sang |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–727 m |
| Land area | 40.3 km² |
| Population¹ (Aug. 2007 census) |
8,927 |
| - Density | 222[1]/km² (2007 census) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98714/ 98730 |
| 1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Bora-Bora is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands.
The commune of Bora-Bora is made up of the island of Bora Bora proper with its surrounding islets emerging from the coral reef (29.3 km²/11.3 sq. miles in total) and of the atoll of Tupai (11 km²/4.2 sq mi), located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Bora Bora. The atoll of Tupai has no permanent population apart from some workers in the coconut plantations.
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Vaitape, on the island of Bora Bora.
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