Raivavae |
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Administration | |
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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.
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