Bora Bora Island

Bora Bora Island

The Island of Bora Bora in the center of the Bora Bora Group.
Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Archipelago Society Islands
Area 19.91 km2 (7.69 sq mi)
Highest elevation 727 m (2,385 ft)
Highest point Mount Otemanu
Administration
France
Overseas collectivity French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision Leeward Islands
Commune Bora Bora Commune
Largest settlement Vaitape (pop. 4,927 inhabitants)
Demographics
Population 9455 (2016)
Pop. density 475 /km2 (1,230 /sq mi)

Bora Bora Island is a 19.91 km2 (8 sq mi) island in the Bora Bora Islands Group, within the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It is the main island of the commune by the same name.[1]


Together with its surrounding islands of Tapu, Ahuna, Tevairoa, Tane, Mute, Tufari, Tehotu, Pitiaau, Sofitel, Toopua, and Toopuaiti, it forms the group of Bora Bora.[2]


Administration

The island is part of Bora Bora Commune.

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