Taputapuatea
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Commune of Taputapuatea |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas community | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Leeward Islands |
| Commune centre | Avera |
| Mayor | Thomas Moutame |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–758 m |
| Land area | 88.5 km² |
| Population¹ (Aug. 2007 census) |
4,614 |
| - Density | 52/km² (2007 census) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 98750/ 98735 |
| 1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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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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