Administrative divisions of French Polynesia
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There are two levels of '''administrative divisions of [[French Polynesia]]''', five administrative subdivisions ([[French language|French]]: ''subdivisions administratives'') each of which is further divided into a total of 48 [[Commune in France|communes]], plus [[Clipperton Island]] which is administratively attached to French Polynesia. The breakdown into administrative subdivisions was as a result of decree #72-408 of May 17, 1972{{ref|subdivdate}}, and the communes were thereafter established as a result of law #71-1028, dated December 24, 1971.{{ref|communedate}}
The ''subdivisions administratives'' are:
* [[Windward Islands (Society Islands)|Windward Islands]] ([[French language|French]]: ''(les) Îles du Vent'' or officially ''la subdivision administrative des Îles du Vent'') (the two ''subdivisions administratives'' [[Windward Islands (Society Islands)|Windward Islands]] and [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]] are part of the [[Society Islands]])
* [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]] ([[French language|French]]: ''(les) Îles Sous-le-Vent'' or officially ''la subdivision administrative des Îles Sous-le-Vent'') (the two ''subdivisions administratives'' [[Windward Islands (Society Islands)|Windward Islands]] and [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]] are part of the [[Society Islands]])
* [[Marquesas Islands]] ([[French language|French]]: ''(les) (Îles) Marquises'' or officially ''la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Marquises'')
* [[Austral Islands]] ([[French language|French]]: ''(les) (Îles) Australes'' or officially ''la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Australes'') (including the [[Bass Islands (French Polynesia)|Bass Islands]])
* [[Îles Tuamotu-Gambier|Tuamotu-Gambier]] ([[French language|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.
== By subdivision ==
* [[Marquesas Islands]]:
**Commune of [[Fatu-Hiva]]
**Commune of [[Hiva-Oa]]
**Commune of [[Nuku-Hiva]] (capital)
**Commune of [[Tahuata]]
**Commune of [[Ua-Huka]]
**Commune of [[Ua-Pou]]
* [[Windward Islands (Society Islands)|Windward Islands]]:
**Commune of [[Arue, French Polynesia|Arue]]
**Commune of [[Faaa]]
**Commune of [[Hitiaa O Te Ra]]
**Commune of [[Mahina, French Polynesia|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]]
* [[Tuamotus|Tuamotu]]-[[Gambier Islands|Gambier]] (of which Papeete is the provisional administrative seat) :
**Commune of [[Anaa]]
**Commune of [[Arutua]]
**Commune of [[Fakarava]]
**Commune of [[Fangatau]]
**Commune of [[Gambier Islands|Gambier]] (capital)
**Commune of [[Hao (French Polynesia)|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]]
* [[Austral Islands]]
**Commune of [[Raivavae]]
**Commune of [[Rapa Iti]]
**Commune of [[Rimatara]]
**Commune of [[Rurutu]]
**Commune of [[Tubuai]] (capital)
* [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]]
**Commune of [[Bora-Bora]]
**Commune of [[Huahine]]
**Commune of [[Maupiti (commune)|Maupiti]]
**Commune of [[Tahaa]]
**Commune of [[Taputapuatea]]
**Commune of [[Tumaraa]]
**Commune of [[Uturoa]] (capital)
For [[France|French]] administrative convenience, [[Clipperton Island]] is attached to French Polynesia, but it does not form part of any administrative subdivision or commune of French Polynesia.
<small>Source [http://www.insee.fr/fr/nom_def_met/nomenclatures/cog/doc_outremer.asp#polynesie INSEE - Code officiel géographique 2005]</small>
== By INSEE code ==
The following lists the communes in order by their [[INSEE code]]s.
{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"
! Name || INSEE code
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Anaa (commune)|Anaa]] || 98711
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Arue, French Polynesia|Arue]] || 98712
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Arutua]] || 98713
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Bora-Bora]] || 98714
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Faaa]] || 98715
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Fakarava (commune)|Fakarava]] || 98716
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Fangatau (commune)|Fangatau]] || 98717
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Fatu-Hiva]] || 98718
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Gambier (commune)|Gambier]] || 98719
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Hao (commune)|Hao]] || 98720
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Hikueru (commune)|Hikueru]] || 98721
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Hitiaa O Te Ra]] || 98722
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Hiva-Oa]] || 98723
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Huahine]] || 98724
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Mahina, French Polynesia|Mahina]] || 98725
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Makemo (commune)|Makemo]] || 98726
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Manihi (commune)|Manihi]] || 98727
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Maupiti (commune)|Maupiti]] || 98728
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Moorea-Maiao]] || 98729
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Napuka (commune)|Napuka]] || 98730
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Nuku-Hiva]] || 98731
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Nukutavake]] || 98732
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Paea]] || 98733
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Papara]] || 98734
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Papeete]] || 98735
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Pirae]] || 98736
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Puka Puka (commune)|Puka Puka]] || 98737
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Punaauia]] || 98738
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Raivavae (commune)|Raivavae]] || 98739
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Rangiroa]] || 98740
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Rapa (commune)|Rapa]] || 98741
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Reao]] || 98742
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Rimatara (commune)|Rimatara]] || 98743
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Rurutu (commune)|Rurutu]] || 98744
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Tahaa]] || 98745
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Tahuata]] || 98746
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Taiarapu-Est]] || 98747
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Taiarapu-Ouest]] || 98748
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Takaroa (commune)|Takaroa]] || 98749
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Tumaraa]] || 98754
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Taputapuatea]] || 98750
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Tatakoto (commune)|Tatakoto]] || 98751
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Teva I Uta]] || 98752
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Tubuai (commune)|Tubuai]] || 98753
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Tureia (commune)|Tureia]] || 98755
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Ua-Huka]] || 98756
|- align="right"
| align="left" | [[Ua-Pou]] || 98757
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| align="left" | [[Uturoa]] || 98758
|}
<small>Sources : [http://www.insee.fr/fr/nom_def_met/nomenclatures/cog/doc_outremer.asp#polynesie INSEE - Code officiel géographique 2005]</small>
== 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.
{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"
! || Name || Area (km²)
|- align="right"
| 1 || align="left" | [[Nuku-Hiva]] || 387
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 2 || align="left" | [[Hiva-Oa]] || 316
|- align="right"
| 3 || align="left" | [[Hitiaa O Te Ra]] || 218
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 4 || align="left" | [[Taiarapu-Est]] || 216
|- align="right"
| 5 || align="left" | [[Rangiroa (commune)|Rangiroa]] || 145
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 6 || align="left" | [[Moorea-Maiao]] || 134
|- align="right"
| 7 || align="left" | [[Teva I Uta]] || 120
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 8 || align="left" | [[Fakarava (commune)|Fakarava]] || 110
|- align="right"
| 9 || align="left" | [[Ua-Pou]] || 105
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 10 || align="left" | [[Taiarapu-Ouest]] || 104
|- align="right"
| 11 || align="left" | [[Makemo (commune)|Makemo]] || 100
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 12 || align="left" | [[Papara]] || 93
|- align="right"
| 13 || align="left" | [[Tahaa]] || 88
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 14 || align="left" | [[Fatu-Hiva]] || 84
|- align="right"
| 15 || align="left" | [[Taputapuatea]] || 83
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 16 || align="left" | [[Ua-Huka]] || 83
|- align="right"
| 17 || align="left" | [[Punaauia]] || 76
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 18 || align="left" | [[Huahine]] || 74
|- align="right"
| 19 || align="left" | [[Tumaraa]] || 71
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 20 || align="left" | [[Tahuata]] || 69
|- align="right"
| 21 || align="left" | [[Hao (commune)|Hao]] || 65
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 22 || align="left" | [[Paea]] || 65
|- align="right"
| 23 || align="left" | [[Anaa (commune)|Anaa]] || 56
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 24 || align="left" | [[Mahina, French Polynesia|Mahina]] || 52
|- align="right"
| 25 || align="left" | [[Arutua (commune)|Arutua]] || 46
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 26 || align="left" | [[Gambier (commune)|Gambier]] || 46
|- align="right"
| 27 || align="left" | [[Tubuai (commune)|Tubuai]] || 45
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 28 || align="left" | [[Rapa (commune)|Rapa]] || 40
|- align="right"
| 29 || align="left" | [[Bora-Bora]] || 38
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 30 || align="left" | [[Pirae]] || 35
|- align="right"
| 31 || align="left" | [[Takaroa (commune)|Takaroa]] || 35
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 32 || align="left" | [[Faaa]] || 34
|- align="right"
| 33 || align="left" | [[Rurutu (commune)|Rurutu]] || 29
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 34 || align="left" | [[Manihi (commune)|Manihi]] || 25
|- align="right"
| 35 || align="left" | [[Papeete]] || 19
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 36 || align="left" | [[Reao (commune)|Reao]] || 18
|- align="right"
| 37 || align="left" | [[Uturoa]] || 16
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 38 || align="left" | [[Raivavae (commune)|Raivavae]] || 16
|- align="right"
| 39 || align="left" | [[Arue, French Polynesia|Arue]] || 16
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 40 || align="left" | [[Hikueru (commune)|Hikueru]] || 15
|- align="right"
| 41 || align="left" | [[Fangatau (commune)|Fangatau]] || 14
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 42 || align="left" | [[Maupiti (commune)|Maupiti]] || 14
|- align="right"
| 43 || align="left" | [[Nukutavake (commune)|Nukutavake]] || 12
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 44 || align="left" | [[Napuka (commune)|Napuka]] || 12
|- align="right"
| 45 || align="left" | [[Rimatara (commune)|Rimatara]] || 9
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 46 || align="left" | [[Puka Puka (commune)|Puka Puka]] || 8
|- align="right"
| 47 || align="left" | [[Tureia (commune)|Tureia]] || 7
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 48 || align="left" | [[Tatakoto (commune)|Tatakoto]] || 7
|}
<small>Sources: [http://www.polynesie-francaise.gouv.fr]</small>
== 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).
{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"
! || Name || Population<br />(2002) || Area<br />(km²) || Density<br />(hab./km²)
|- align="right"
| 1 || align="left" | [[Faaa]] || 28 421 || 34 || 831
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 2 || align="left" | [[Papeete]] || 25 521 || 19 || 1 343
|- align="right"
| 3 || align="left" | [[Punaauia]] || 23 762 || 76 || 313
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 4 || align="left" | [[Pirae]] || 14 850 || 35 || 424
|- align="right"
| 5 || align="left" | [[Moorea-Maiao]] || 14 693 || 134 || 110
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 6 || align="left" | [[Mahina, French Polynesia|Mahina]] || 13 609 || 52 || 264
|- align="right"
| 7 || align="left" | [[Paea]] || 12 327 || 65 || 190
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 8 || align="left" | [[Taiarapu-Est]] || 10 596 || 216 || 49
|- align="right"
| 9 || align="left" | [[Papara]] || 9 659 || 93 || 104
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 10 || align="left" | [[Arue, French Polynesia|Arue]] || 9 319 || 16 || 582
|- align="right"
| 11 || align="left" | [[Hitiaa O Te Ra]] || 8 319 || 218 || 38
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 12 || align="left" | [[Teva I Uta]] || 7 861 || 120 || 66
|- align="right"
| 13 || align="left" | [[Bora-Bora]] || 7 295 || 38 || 192
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 14 || align="left" | [[Taiarapu-Ouest]] || 6 181 || 104 || 59
|- align="right"
| 15 || align="left" | [[Huahine]] || 5 757 || 74 || 78
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 16 || align="left" | [[Tahaa]] || 4 845 || 88 || 55
|- align="right"
| 17 || align="left" | [[Taputapuatea]] || 4 156 || 83 || 50
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 18 || align="left" | [[Uturoa]] || 3 568 || 16 || 223
|- align="right"
| 19 || align="left" | [[Tumaraa]] || 3 409 || 71 || 48
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 20 || align="left" | [[Rangiroa]] || 3 071 || 145 || 21
|- align="right"
| 21 || align="left" | [[Nuku-Hiva]] || 2 652 || 387 || 7
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 22 || align="left" | [[Ua-Pou]] || 2 200 || 105 || 21
|- align="right"
| 23 || align="left" | [[Rurutu (commune)|Rurutu]] || 2 189 || 29 || 75
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 24 || align="left" | [[Tubuai (commune)|Tubuai]] || 2 171 || 45 || 48
|- align="right"
| 25 || align="left" | [[Hiva-Oa]] || 2 015 || 316 || 6
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 26 || align="left" | [[Takaroa]] || 1 524 || 35 || 44
|- align="right"
| 27 || align="left" | [[Fakarava (commune)|Fakarava]] || 1 511 || 110 || 14
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 28 || align="left" | [[Hao (commune)|Hao]] || 1 501 || 65 || 23
|- align="right"
| 29 || align="left" | [[Makemo (commune)|Makemo]] || 1 454 || 100 || 15
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 30 || align="left" | [[Arutua (commune)|Arutua]] || 1 436 || 46 || 31
|- align="right"
| 31 || align="left" | [[Manihi (commune)|Manihi]] || 1 230 || 25 || 49
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 32 || align="left" | [[Maupiti (commune)|Maupiti]] || 1 191 || 14 || 88
|- align="right"
| 33 || align="left" | [[Gambier (commune)|Gambier]] || 1 097 || 46 || 24
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 34 || align="left" | [[Raivavae (commune)|Raivavae]] || 996 || 16 || 62
|- align="right"
| 35 || align="left" | [[Rimatara (commune)|Rimatara]] || 815 || 9 || 91
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 36 || align="left" | [[Tahuata]] || 677 || 69 || 10
|- align="right"
| 37 || align="left" | [[Anaa (commune)|Anaa]] || 639 || 56 || 11
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 38 || align="left" | [[Fatu-Hiva]] || 584 || 84 || 7
|- align="right"
| 39 || align="left" | [[Ua-Huka]] || 584 || 83 || 7
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 40 || align="left" | [[Reao (commune)|Reao]] || 553 || 18 || 31
|- align="right"
| 41 || align="left" | [[Rapa (commune)|Rapa]] || 497 || 40 || 12
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 42 || align="left" | [[Tureia (commune)|Tureia]] || 314 || 7 || 43
|- align="right"
| 43 || align="left" | [[Napuka (commune)|Napuka]] || 307 || 12 || 25
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 44 || align="left" | [[Nukutavake (commune)|Nukutavake]] || 278 || 12 || 23
|- align="right"
| 45 || align="left" | [[Fangatau (commune)|Fangatau]] || 275 || 14 || 19
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 46 || align="left" | [[Tatakoto (commune)|Tatakoto]] || 255 || 7 || 35
|- align="right"
| 47 || align="left" | [[Hikueru (commune)|Hikueru]] || 205 || 15 || 13
|- align="right" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
| 48 || align="left" | [[Puka Puka (commune)|Puka Puka]] || 197 || 8 || 25
|}
==Source==
*[http://www.polynesie-francaise.gouv.fr Gov]
== See also ==
* [[Administrative divisions of France]]
* [[Lists of communes of France]]
* [[French Polynesia]]
== External links ==
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.letahitien.com/ French Polynesia]
==Notes==
#{{note|subdivdate}} ''Journal officiel de la République française'' ("Official Journal of the French Republic"), May 20 1972.
#{{note|communedate}} ''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).
[[Category:Communes of French Polynesia|*]]
[[eo:Komunumoj de Franca Polinezio]]
[[fr:Communes de la Polynésie française]]
[[it:Comuni della Polinesia francese]]
[[lt:Prancūzijos Polinezijos administracinis suskirstymas]]
[[pl:Podział administracyjny Polinezji Francuskiej]]