Arutua
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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.
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Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 15°14′43″S 146°36′43″W |
Archipelago | Tuamotus |
Area | 484 km2 (187 sq mi) (lagoon) 15 km2 (6 sq mi) (above water) |
Length | 31 km (19.3 mi) |
Width | 24 km (14.9 mi) |
Administration | |
France | |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Administrative subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
Commune | Arutua |
Largest settlement | Rautini |
Demographics | |
Population | 826[1] (2022) |
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Arutua | |
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Coordinates: 15°14′43″S 146°36′44″W | |
Country | France |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
Area 1 | 46.0 km2 (17.8 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 1,736 |
• Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 98713 / |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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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.