Raivavae

Raivavae

Administration
Country France
Overseas collectivity French Polynesia
Statistics
Elevation 0–437 m (0–1,434 ft)
Land area1 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Population2 905  (2007)
 - Density 57 /km2 (150 /sq mi)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Raivavae is an island that is part of the Austral Islands in French Polynesia.

It sustains a population of 905 people (as of 2007 census) on 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) of land. Its highest point is the top of a dead volcano which is 437 meters high.

It was annexed by France in 1880.

See also