Bora-Bora (commune)
{{short description|Place in French Polynesia, France}}
{{About|the administrative commune of Bora-Bora|the island of Bora Bora proper|Bora Bora|other meanings|Bora Bora (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bora-Bora
|adjustable map = Bora-Bora-Commune.png
|map size =
|map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands
|capital =
|administrative subdivision=Leeward Islands
|utc offset = −10:00
|INSEE = 98714
|postal code = 98730
|mayor = Gaston Tong Sang{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|coordinates = {{coord|-16.4944|-151.7364|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m =
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 727
|area km2 = 41.55
|population = 10758
|population date = 2022
|image flag = Flag of Bora Bora.svg
}}
Bora-Bora is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands. Its population was 10,758 at the 2022 census.
The commune of Bora-Bora is made up of the island of Bora Bora proper with its surrounding islets emerging from the coral reef (30.55 km2/11.3 sq. miles in total) and of the atoll of Tupai ({{convert|11|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}}), located {{convert|20|km|mi|0}} north of Bora Bora. The atoll of Tupai has no permanent population apart from some seasonal workers in the coconut plantations.
The surrounding islets include Motu Tapu, Motu Ahuna, Tevairoa, Motu Tane, Motu Mute, Motu Tufari, Motu Tehotu, Motu Pitiaau, Sofitel Motu, Motu Toopua, and Toopuaiti.
Climate
Bora-Bora has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Bora-Bora is {{cvt|27.6|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1654.1|mm}} with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around {{cvt|28.6|C}}, and lowest in August, at around {{cvt|26.4|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Bora-Bora was {{cvt|35.9|C}} on 11 November 1996; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|17.8|C}} on 10 July 1983.
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| location = Bora-Bora (Bora Bora Airport, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
| single line = Yes
| metric first = Yes
|Jan record high C = 35.6
|Feb record high C = 35.5
|Mar record high C = 35.5
|Apr record high C = 34.3
|May record high C = 33.5
|Jun record high C = 33.4
|Jul record high C = 32.2
|Aug record high C = 33.2
|Sep record high C = 34.0
|Oct record high C = 33.9
|Nov record high C = 35.9
|Dec record high C = 34.7
|Jan record low C = 21.1
|Feb record low C = 20.7
|Mar record low C = 21.3
|Apr record low C = 20.7
|May record low C = 19.9
|Jun record low C = 19.5
|Jul record low C = 17.8
|Aug record low C = 19.3
|Sep record low C = 19.2
|Oct record low C = 20.0
|Nov record low C = 20.1
|Dec record low C = 21.0
| Jan high C = 31.1
| Feb high C = 31.1
| Mar high C = 31.4
| Apr high C = 31.1
| May high C = 30.2
| Jun high C = 29.3
| Jul high C = 28.9
| Aug high C = 29.0
| Sep high C = 29.4
| Oct high C = 29.9
| Nov high C = 30.7
| Dec high C = 30.8
| year high C = 30.2
|Jan mean C = 28.2
|Feb mean C = 28.3
|Mar mean C = 28.6
|Apr mean C = 28.4
|May mean C = 27.7
|Jun mean C = 26.9
|Jul mean C = 26.5
|Aug mean C = 26.4
|Sep mean C = 26.7
|Oct mean C = 27.2
|Nov mean C = 27.9
|Dec mean C = 28.0
|year mean C = 27.6
| Jan low C = 25.3
| Feb low C = 25.4
| Mar low C = 25.8
| Apr low C = 25.8
| May low C = 25.2
| Jun low C = 24.5
| Jul low C = 24.1
| Aug low C = 23.9
| Sep low C = 24.0
| Oct low C = 24.5
| Nov low C = 25.0
| Dec low C = 25.2
| year low C = 24.9
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 245.0
| Feb rain mm = 211.5
| Mar rain mm = 168.1
| Apr rain mm = 143.9
| May rain mm = 112.0
| Jun rain mm = 85.5
| Jul rain mm = 61.9
| Aug rain mm = 63.7
| Sep rain mm = 64.6
| Oct rain mm = 108.7
| Nov rain mm = 138.5
| Dec rain mm = 250.7
| year rain mm = 1654.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 17.2
|Feb precipitation days = 15.3
|Mar precipitation days = 14.5
|Apr precipitation days = 11.8
|May precipitation days = 11.4
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|Jul precipitation days = 9.4
|Aug precipitation days = 8.8
|Sep precipitation days = 9.3
|Oct precipitation days = 10.6
|Nov precipitation days = 12.3
|Dec precipitation days = 16.8
|year precipitation days = 147.1
| Jan sun = 201.1
| Feb sun = 202.6
| Mar sun = 239.4
| Apr sun = 219.8
| May sun = 224.1
| Jun sun = 224.5
| Jul sun = 231.8
| Aug sun = 248.4
| Sep sun = 241.0
| Oct sun = 230.5
| Nov sun = 217.7
| Dec sun = 207.0
| year sun = 2687.9
|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_98714002.pdf
|title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records
| publisher = Météo-France
| access-date = August 21, 2022}}
| source 2 = NOAA (sun 1961-1990){{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-V/FP/91930.TXT
| title = Bora-Bora Motu Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 13 January 2018}}
}}
Administration
Image:Bora-Bora from the air.jpg
The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands and consists of the following associated communes:
The administrative center of the commune is the settlement of Vaitape,[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 on the island of Bora Bora. Gaston Tong Sang is the current mayor of Bora Bora.{{Cite web|title=Le maire |url=http://www.borabora.pf/index.php/la-mairie/le-maire |work=Bora-Bora site officiel |accessdate=12 March 2019}}
References
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