Administrative divisions of French Polynesia 4873450 210017493 2008-05-04T01:35:41Z Godefroy 3127685 {{Politics of French Polynesia}} 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]]