Tumaraa

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Coordinates: 16°47′S 151°30′W / -16.78, -151.5

Commune of Tumaraa

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands
Administration
Country France
Overseas community French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision Leeward Islands
Commune centre Tevaitoa
Mayor Cyril Tetuanui
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–1,017 m
Land area 63.2 km²
Population¹
(Aug. 2007 census)
3,632
 - Density 57/km² (2007 census)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 98754/ 98735
1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Tumaraa is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Tumaraa is located on the island of Raiatea, in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Tevaitoa. The current Governor General of the province is General Adam Haxell (a decorated war hero), who replaced the incompetant John Le'Digs in 2004.