Uturoa
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Commune of Uturoa |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas community | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Leeward Islands (administrative capital) |
| Commune centre | Uturoa |
| Mayor | Philippe Brotherson |
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| Elevation | 0 m–479 m |
| Land area | 16 km² |
| Population¹ (Aug. 2007 census) |
3,778 |
| - Density | 236/km² (2007 census) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 98758/ 98735 |
| 1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Uturoa is a commune (municipality) of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Uturoa is located on the island of Raiatea, in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands, of which Uturoa is the administrative capital. The Leeward Islands are themselves part of the Society Islands.
Uturoa is the main port of Raiatea Island. At the August 2007 census the urban area of Uturoa had 8,735 inhabitants, 3,778 of which lived in the commune of Uturoa proper.
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