Maupiti (commune)
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Commune of Maupiti |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands. The atolls of Maupihaa (Mopelia), Manuae (Scilly), and Motu One (Bellinghausen) lie outside of the map. | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas community | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Leeward Islands |
| Commune centre | Vaiea |
| Mayor | Paul Ropiteau |
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| Elevation | 0 m–380 m |
| Land area | 22 km² |
| Population¹ (Aug. 2007 census) |
1,231 |
| - Density | 56[1]/km² (2007 census) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 98728/ 98732 |
| 1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Maupiti 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 Maupiti is made up of the island of Maupiti proper with its surrounding islets emerging from the coral reef (13.5 km²/5.2 sq. miles in total) and of three distant atolls:
- Maupihaa (aka Mopelia), 2.6 km² (1 sq. mile) in land area, located 185 km (115 miles) south-west of Maupiti
- Manuae (aka Scilly), 3.5 km² (1.4 sq. miles) in land area, located 255 km (160 miles) west of Maupiti. This atoll is the westernmost emerged land of French Polynesia.
- Motu One (aka Bellinghausen), 2.3 km² (0.9 sq. miles) in land area, located 250 km (155 miles) north-west of Maupiti.
Almost all the inhabitants live on Maupiti island itself. The atolls of Maupihaa and Manuae have about 15 inhabitants each, while Motu One is not inhabited anymore.
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Vaiea, on the island of Maupiti.
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