Arutua
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Geographically Arutua belongs to the Palliser Islands (Îles Palliser) subgroup of the Tuamotus.
History
The first recorded European to visit Arutua Atoll was Jakob Roggeveen (who also first sighted Easter Island) in 1722. British mariner Frederick Beechey touched at Arutua in 1826. He named this atoll "Cockburn Island".
Administration
This atoll is part of the commune of Arutua, which consists of Arutua, as well as the atolls of Apataki and Kaukura.[2] The seat of the commune is the village Rautini.[2] The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Îles Tuamotu-Gambier.[3]
Demographics
| Island | Population (2017 census)[4] |
Area (km2)[5] | Area of lagoon (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apataki | 442 | 20.0 | 706 |
| Arutua | 808 | 15.0 | 484 |
| Kaukura | 414 | 11.0 | 434 |
| TOTAL | 1664 | 46.0 | 1624 |
Table 1. Current population.
| Island | 2007 | 2012 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apataki | 495 | 350 | 442 |
| Arutua | 725 | 680 | 808 |
| Kaukura | 541 | 475 | 414 |
| TOTAL | 1761 | 1505 | 1664 |
Table 2. Population over time.
Images and maps
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References
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- ↑ a b Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
- ↑ Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
- ↑ Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017 Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
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External links
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- Arutua Atoll FP (EVS Islands)
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- Tuamotu Atolls List (Pacific Image)
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