Rimatara
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Rimatara is the westernmost inhabited island in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. It is located Script error: No such module "convert". south of Tahiti and Script error: No such module "convert". west of Rurutu. The land area of Rimatara is Script error: No such module "convert"., and that of the Maria islets is Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] Its highest point is Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] Its population was 893 at the 2022 census.[2]
Rimatara is a circular volcanic plateau surrounded by a reef with a height of Script error: No such module "convert".. The main villages are Amaru (the capital), Anapoto and Mutuaura.
Rimatara was one of the last Polynesian islands to receive European visitors. Captain Samuel Pinder Henry discovered the island in 1811. Two Tahitian missionaries from Bora Bora arrived in 1822 and established a Protestant mission. France established a protectorate in 1889[3] and annexed Rimatara in 1901.[4][5]
Notable people
- Tamaeva IV, queen of Rimatara
- Tamaeva V, queen of Rimatara
- Tamaeva VI, queen of Rimatara
Administration
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The commune of Rimatara consists of the island of Rimatara, and the uninhabited Maria Islets (Îlots Maria). Rimatara consists of the following associated communes:
See also
References
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External links
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- Islands of the Austral Islands
- Communes of French Polynesia
- 1889 establishments in the French colonial empire
- 1889 establishments in Oceania
- 1901 establishments in Oceania
- 1901 establishments in the French colonial empire
- Endemic Bird Areas
- 19th-century establishments in French Polynesia
- 1900s establishments in French Polynesia