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Administrative divisions of French Polynesia#By communes

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In French Polynesia, there are two levels of administrative divisions: five administrative subdivisions ({{langx|fr|subdivisions administratives}}) and 48 communes.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/information/2028040#polynesie-francaise Codification des collectivités d'outre-mer (COM)], INSEE, 1 March 2017[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/loi/2004/2/27/DOMX0300087L/jo/texte Loi n° 2004-193 du 27 février 2004 complétant le statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française (1)], Légifrance Many of the communes are further subdivided into communes associées. The breakdown into administrative subdivisions was as a result of the law #71-1028, dated December 24, 1971.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000693681&categorieLien=id Loi n°71-1028 du 24 décembre 1971 relative à la création at à l'organisation des communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française], Légifrance The compositions of the administrative subdivisions and the communes were defined in the decrees #72-408 and #72-407 of May 17, 1972, respectively.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000333928 Décret n°72-408 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de subdivisions administratives dans le territoire de la Polynésie française], Légifrance[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000695062 Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française], Légifrance These subdivisions were confirmed in the decree #2005-1611 of December 20, 2005.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2005/12/20/DOMA0500013D/jo/texte Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française], Légifrance Below are several lists of the divisions, according to different sorting schemes.

List of division level types

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=Administrative subdivisions=

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NameFrench nameOfficial French nameNotesAdministrative seatArea (km2)Population (2017)[http://www.ispf.pf/docs/default-source/rp2017/repart_poplegale_communes_2017_v3.pdf Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024140755/http://www.ispf.pf/docs/default-source/rp2017/repart_poplegale_communes_2017_v3.pdf |date=2018-10-24 }}, Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
Windward IslandsÎles du Ventla subdivision administrative des îles du Ventpart of the Society IslandsPapeetealign="right" | 1,194.1align="right" | 207,333
Leeward IslandsÎles Sous-le-Ventla subdivision administrative des îles Sous-le-Ventpart of the Society IslandsUturoaalign="right" | 403.5align="right" | 35,393
Marquesas IslandsÎles Marquisesla subdivision administrative des îles Marquisesa northeastern Polynesian outlierNuku-Hivaalign="right" | 1,049.3align="right" | 9,346
Austral IslandsÎles Australesla subdivision administrative des îles Australesincludes the Bass IslandsTubuaialign="right" | 147.8align="right" | 6,965
Tuamotu-GambierÎles Tuamotu-Gambierla subdivision administrative des îles Tuamotu-GambierPapeetealign="right" | 726.5align="right" | 16,881
French PolynesiaPapeetealign="right" | 3,521.2align="right" | 275,918

=Communes=

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NameSubdivisionINSEE codeAdministrative seatArea (km2){{cite web|url=http://www.ispf.pf/docs/default-source/rp1996/r1.xls?sfvrsn=0|title=R1- Population sans doubles comptes, des subdivisions, communes et communes associées de Polynésie française, de 1971 à 1996|publisher=Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française|access-date=2019-03-14|archive-date=2012-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114000509/http://www.ispf.pf/Libraries/RP1996/r1.sflb.ashx|url-status=dead}}Population (2017)
Fatu-HivaMarquesas Islands98718Omo'aalign="right" | 85.0align="right" | 612
Hiva-OaMarquesas Islands98723Atuonaalign="right" | 326.5align="right" | 2,243
Nuku-HivaMarquesas Islands98731Taiohaealign="right" | 387.8align="right" | 2,951
TahuataMarquesas Islands98746Vaitahualign="right" | 61.0align="right" | 653
Ua-HukaMarquesas Islands98756Hanealign="right" | 83.4align="right" | 674
Ua-PouMarquesas Islands98757Hakahaualign="right" | 105.6align="right" | 2,213
AnaaÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98711Tuuhoraalign="right" | 55.7align="right" | 811
ArutuaÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98713Rautinialign="right" | 46.0align="right" | 1,664
FakaravaÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98716Rotoavaalign="right" | 110.0align="right" | 1,637
FangatauÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98717Teanaalign="right" | 14.3align="right" | 296
GambierÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98719Rikiteaalign="right" | 46.0align="right" | 1,535
HaoÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98720Otepaalign="right" | 65.0align="right" | 1,258
HikueruÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98721Tupapatialign="right" | 15.2align="right" | 275
MakemoÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98726Pouhevaalign="right" | 93.0align="right" | 1,508
ManihiÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98727Paeuaalign="right" | 25.2align="right" | 1,141
NapukaÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98730Tepuka-Maruiaalign="right" | 12.1align="right" | 284
NukutavakeÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98732Tavavaalign="right" | 12.3align="right" | 295
Puka-PukaÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98737Teone-Mahinaalign="right" | 8.0align="right" | 163
RangiroaÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98740Tiputaalign="right" | 144.5align="right" | 3,657
ReaoÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98742Rapuaravaalign="right" | 18.0align="right" | 587
TakaroaÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98749Te Havaroaalign="right" | 35.0align="right" | 1,175
TatakotoÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98751Tumukurualign="right" | 7.3align="right" | 259
TureiaÎles Tuamotu-Gambier98755Hakamarualign="right" | 19.2align="right" | 336
RaivavaeAustral Islands98739Rairuaalign="right" | 20.4align="right" | 903
RapaAustral Islands98741Ahureialign="right" | 40.6align="right" | 507
RimataraAustral Islands98743Amarualign="right" | 9.1align="right" | 872
RurutuAustral Islands98744Moeraialign="right" | 32.8align="right" | 2,466
TubuaiAustral Islands98753Matauraalign="right" | 45.0align="right" | 2,217
Bora-BoraLeeward Islands98714Vaitapealign="right" | 40.3align="right" | 10,549
HuahineLeeward Islands98724Farealign="right" | 74.8align="right" | 6,075
MaupitiLeeward Islands98728Maupitialign="right" | 11.4align="right" | 1,286
TahaaLeeward Islands98745Patioalign="right" | 90.2align="right" | 5,234
TaputapuateaLeeward Islands98750Taputapuateaalign="right" | 88.5align="right" | 4,792
TumaraaLeeward Islands98754Tumaraaalign="right" | 63.2align="right" | 3,721
UturoaLeeward Islands98758Uturoaalign="right" | 35.1align="right" | 3,736
ArueWindward Islands98712Aruealign="right" | 20.5align="right" | 10,243
FaʻaʻāWindward Islands98715Faʻaʻāalign="right" | 34.2align="right" | 29,506
Hitiaa O Te RaWindward Islands98722Tiareialign="right" | 218.2align="right" | 10,033
MahinaWindward Islands98725Mahinaalign="right" | 51.6align="right" | 14,763
Moorea-MaiaoWindward Islands98729Afareaitualign="right" | 141.8align="right" | 17,816
PaeaWindward Islands98733Paeaalign="right" | 64.5align="right" | 13,021
PaparaWindward Islands98734Paparaalign="right" | 92.5align="right" | 11,680
PapeeteWindward Islands98735Papeetealign="right" | 17.4align="right" | 26,926
PīraʻeWindward Islands98736Piraealign="right" | 35.4align="right" | 14,209
PunaʻauiaWindward Islands98738Punaauiaalign="right" | 75.9align="right" | 28,103
Taiarapu-EstWindward Islands98747Afaahitialign="right" | 218.3align="right" | 12,701
Taiarapu-OuestWindward Islands98748Vairaoalign="right" | 104.3align="right" | 8,078
Teva I UtaWindward Islands98752Mataieaalign="right" | 119.5align="right" | 10,254
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| French Polynesia

Papeetealign="right" | 3521.2align="right" | 275,918

==Notes==

For French administrative convenience, Clipperton Island had been attached to French Polynesia until February 20, 2007, but never formed part of any administrative subdivision or commune of French Polynesia. On February 21, 2007, Clipperton Island was transferred from the High Commissioner of the republic in French Polynesia to the Minister of Overseas France.{{cite web|author=Ben Cahoon |url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Fr_minor.html |title=French Minor Dependencies |publisher=Worldstatesmen.org }}

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{{cite web|author=French Polynesia |url=http://www.polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr/ |title=Data }}

==Area statistics==

The communes of French Polynesia have the following statistical info:

The average size of French Polynesian communes is 78.06 km2, while the median area is 55.4 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.

==Population statistics==

The communes of French Polynesia have the following statistical info:

The average commune population is 5,725, while the median is 2,268, much higher than the average and median metropolitan French commune (1,542 and 380, respectively).

Sources :

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20060424072420/http://www.polynesie-francaise.gouv.fr/
  • {{cite journal|last=Schmiff|first=Robert C.|title=Urbanization in French Polynesia|journal=Land Economics|date=Feb 1962|volume=38|series=1|pages=71–75|jstor=3144728|doi=10.2307/3144728}}

See also

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Sources

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060424072420/http://www.polynesie-francaise.gouv.fr/ Gov]

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