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There are two levels of administrative divisions of French Polynesia, five administrative subdivisions (French: subdivisions administratives) each of which is further divided into a total of 48 communes. Many of the communes are further subdivided into communes associées. The breakdown into administrative subdivisions was as a result of decree #72-408 of May 17, 1972[1], and the communes were thereafter established as a result of law #71-1028, dated December 24, 1971.[2]
The subdivisions administratives are:
- Windward Islands (French: (les) Îles du Vent or officially la subdivision administrative des Îles du Vent) (the two subdivisions administratives Windward Islands and Leeward Islands are part of the Society Islands)
- Leeward Islands (French: (les) Îles Sous-le-Vent or officially la subdivision administrative des Îles Sous-le-Vent) (the two subdivisions administratives Windward Islands and Leeward Islands are part of the Society Islands)
- Marquesas Islands (French: (les) (Îles) Marquises or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Marquises)
- Austral Islands (French: (les) (Îles) Australes or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Australes) (including the Bass Islands)
- Tuamotu-Gambier (French: (les) (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier) (the Tuamotus and the Gambier Islands)
Below are several lists of the 48 communes, according to different sorting schemes.
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By subdivision
- Windward Islands (of which Papeete is the provisional administrative seat) :
- Commune of Arue
- Commune of Faaa
- Commune of Hitiaa O Te Ra
- Commune of Mahina
- Commune of Moorea-Maiao
- Commune of Paea
- Commune of Papara
- Commune of Papeete (capital)
- Commune of Pirae
- Commune of Punaauia
- Commune of Taiarapu-Est
- Commune of Taiarapu-Ouest
- Commune of Teva I Uta
- Tuamotu-Gambier:
- Commune of Anaa
- Commune of Arutua
- Commune of Fakarava
- Commune of Fangatau
- Commune of Gambier (capital)
- Commune of Hao
- Commune of Hikueru
- Commune of Makemo
- Commune of Manihi
- Commune of Napuka
- Commune of Nukutavake
- Commune of Puka-Puka
- Commune of Rangiroa
- Commune of Reao
- Commune of Takaroa
- Commune of Tatakoto
- Commune of Tureia
For French administrative convenience, Clipperton Island had been attached to French Polynesia until February 20, 2007, but never formed part of any administrative subdivision or commune of French Polynesia. On February 21, 2007, Clipperton Island was transferred from the High Commissioner of the republic in French Polynesia to the Minister of Overseas France.[1]
Source INSEE - Code officiel géographique 2005
By INSEE code
The following lists the communes in order by their INSEE codes.
Name INSEE code Anaa 98711 Arue 98712 Arutua 98713 Bora-Bora 98714 Faaa 98715 Fakarava 98716 Fangatau 98717 Fatu-Hiva 98718 Gambier 98719 Hao 98720 Hikueru 98721 Hitiaa O Te Ra 98722 Hiva-Oa 98723 Huahine 98724 Mahina 98725 Makemo 98726 Manihi 98727 Maupiti 98728 Moorea-Maiao 98729 Napuka 98730 Nuku-Hiva 98731 Nukutavake 98732 Paea 98733 Papara 98734 Papeete 98735 Pirae 98736 Puka Puka 98737 Punaauia 98738 Raivavae 98739 Rangiroa 98740 Rapa 98741 Reao 98742 Rimatara 98743 Rurutu 98744 Tahaa 98745 Tahuata 98746 Taiarapu-Est 98747 Taiarapu-Ouest 98748 Takaroa 98749 Tumaraa 98754 Taputapuatea 98750 Tatakoto 98751 Teva I Uta 98752 Tubuai 98753 Tureia 98755 Ua-Huka 98756 Ua-Pou 98757 Uturoa 98758 Sources : INSEE - Code officiel géographique 2005
By area
Here the communes are listed by decreasing area. The average size of French Polynesian communes is 72 km², while the median area is 49 km², higher than the average and median areas of metropolitan French communes (14.88 km² and 10.73 km², respectively), but the size of these communes is predominantly dependent on the land area of the islands they occupy.
Name Area (km²) 1 Nuku-Hiva 387 2 Hiva-Oa 316 3 Hitiaa O Te Ra 218 4 Taiarapu-Est 216 5 Rangiroa 145 6 Moorea-Maiao 134 7 Teva I Uta 120 8 Fakarava 110 9 Ua-Pou 105 10 Taiarapu-Ouest 104 11 Makemo 100 12 Papara 93 13 Tahaa 88 14 Fatu-Hiva 84 15 Taputapuatea 83 16 Ua-Huka 83 17 Punaauia 76 18 Huahine 74 19 Tumaraa 71 20 Tahuata 69 21 Hao 65 22 Paea 65 23 Anaa 56 24 Mahina 52 25 Arutua 46 26 Gambier 46 27 Tubuai 45 28 Rapa 40 29 Bora-Bora 38 30 Pirae 35 31 Takaroa 35 32 Faaa 34 33 Rurutu 29 34 Manihi 25 35 Papeete 19 36 Reao 18 37 Uturoa 16 38 Raivavae 16 39 Arue 16 40 Hikueru 15 41 Fangatau 14 42 Maupiti 14 43 Nukutavake 12 44 Napuka 12 45 Rimatara 9 46 Puka Puka 8 47 Tureia 7 48 Tatakoto 7 Sources: [3]
By population
Here the communes are listed according to decreasing population. The 2002 census counted 246,566 inhabitants, for a total population density of 71.1 people per km². The average commune population is 5,137, while the median is 2,093, much higher than the average and median metropolitan French commune (1,542 and 380, respectively).
Name Population
(2002)Area
(km²)Density
(hab./km²)1 Faaa 28 421 34 831 2 Papeete 25 521 19 1 343 3 Punaauia 23 762 76 313 4 Pirae 14 850 35 424 5 Moorea-Maiao 14 693 134 110 6 Mahina 13 609 52 264 7 Paea 12 327 65 190 8 Taiarapu-Est 10 596 216 49 9 Papara 9 659 93 104 10 Arue 9 319 16 582 11 Hitiaa O Te Ra 8 319 218 38 12 Teva I Uta 7 861 120 66 13 Bora-Bora 7 295 38 192 14 Taiarapu-Ouest 6 181 104 59 15 Huahine 5 757 74 78 16 Tahaa 4 845 88 55 17 Taputapuatea 4 156 83 50 18 Uturoa 3 568 16 223 19 Tumaraa 3 409 71 48 20 Rangiroa 3 071 145 21 21 Nuku-Hiva 2 652 387 7 22 Ua-Pou 2 200 105 21 23 Rurutu 2 189 29 75 24 Tubuai 2 171 45 48 25 Hiva-Oa 2 015 316 6 26 Takaroa 1 524 35 44 27 Fakarava 1 511 110 14 28 Hao 1 501 65 23 29 Makemo 1 454 100 15 30 Arutua 1 436 46 31 31 Manihi 1 230 25 49 32 Maupiti 1 191 14 88 33 Gambier 1 097 46 24 34 Raivavae 996 16 62 35 Rimatara 815 9 91 36 Tahuata 677 69 10 37 Anaa 639 56 11 38 Fatu-Hiva 584 84 7 39 Ua-Huka 584 83 7 40 Reao 553 18 31 41 Rapa 497 40 12 42 Tureia 314 7 43 43 Napuka 307 12 25 44 Nukutavake 278 12 23 45 Fangatau 275 14 19 46 Tatakoto 255 7 35 47 Hikueru 205 15 13 48 Puka Puka 197 8 25 See also
References
Source
Notes
- ^ Journal officiel de la République française ("Official Journal of the French Republic"), May 20 1972.
- ^ Journal officiel de la République française, December 25 1971, according to decree #72-407 of May 17, 1972 ('Journal officiel de la République française, May 20, July 1972, and 9 1972).
External links
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