Arutua
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NASA picture of Arutua Atoll
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| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Archipelago | Tuamotus |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (lagoon) 15 km2 (6 sq mi) (above water) |
| Length | 31 km (19.3 mi) |
| Width | 24 km (14.9 mi) |
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| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Tuamotus |
| Commune | Arutua |
| Largest settlement | Rautini |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 680[1] (as of 2012) |
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| Location of Arutua in the Tuamotu Archipelago Location of Arutua in the Tuamotu Archipelago |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Area | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Population (2012[1])1 | 1,505 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98713 / |
| 1 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Arutua, or Ngaru-atua[2] is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It is located 40 km SW of Rangiroa. The closest land is Apataki Atoll, only 16 km to the East.
Arutua Atoll has a roughly pentagonal shape. Length 31 km (19 mi) , width 24 km (15 mi) . The lagoon area is 484 km2 (187 sq mi) and the land area is 15 km2 (6 sq mi). Its lagoon is wide and deep with one navigable passage. As of 2012[update], Arutua had a population of 680 inhabitants. The main village is Rautini. There is a small airport at Arutua which was opened in 1984.
Geographically Arutua belongs to the Palliser Islands (Îles Palliser) subgroup of the Tuamotus.
History
The first recorded European to visit Arutua Atoll was Jakob Roggeveen (who also first sighted Easter Island) in 1722. British mariner Frederick Beechey touched at Arutua in 1826. He named this atoll "Cockburn Island".
Administration
This atoll is the capital of the commune of Arutua, which consists of Arutua, as well as the atolls of Apataki and Kaukura.
Demographics
| Island | Population (2012 census) | Area (km²) | Area of lagoon (km²) | Postcode |
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| Apataki | 350 | 20 | 706 | - |
| Arutua | 680 | 15 | 484 | - |
| Kaukura | 475 | 11 | 434 | - |
| TOTAL | 1505 | 46 | 1624 | - |
Table 1. Current population.
| Island | 2007 | 2012 |
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| Apataki | 495 | 350 |
| Arutua | 725 | 680 |
| Kaukura | 541 | 475 |
| TOTAL | 1761 | 1505 |
Table 2. Population over time.
Images and maps
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arutua. |
- Arutua Atoll FP (EVS Islands)
- Shuttle Image ISS014-E-5393 (Astronaut Photography)
- Arutua Atoll FP (Oceandots.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
- Tuamotu Atolls List (Pacific Image)
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