Taputapuatea

Taputapuatea

French commune|nomcommune=Taputapuatea
map_size=300px
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mapcaption=Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands
overseas collectivity=French Polynesia
lat_long=
administrative subdivision=Leeward Islands
commune centre=Avera
insee=98750
cp=98735
mayor=Thomas Moutame
|mandat=
longitude=-151.41|latitude=-16.8
alt moy=|alt mini=0 m|alt maxi=758 m
km²=88.5
sans=4,614
date-sans=Aug. 2007 census
dens=52|date-dens=2007 census|

Taputapuatea is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taputapuatea 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 Avera.

The commune was named after a large marae complex which was once considered the religious center of Eastern Polynesia. The archaeological site of Taputapuatea marae is still today the most famous landmark of Raiatea.


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