Gambier (commune)

French commune of Gambier
Commune
A ship from Gambier

Location of Gambier in the Tuamotu Archipelago
Coordinates: 23°08′S 134°56′W / 23.14°S 134.94°W / -23.14; -134.94Coordinates: 23°08′S 134°56′W / 23.14°S 134.94°W / -23.14; -134.94
Country France
Overseas collectivity French Polynesia
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Monique Labbeyi-Richeton
Area 61.63 km2 (23.80 sq mi)
Population (2016)1 1,564
 • Density 25/km2 (66/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 98719 /98755
Elevation 0–441 m (0–1,447 ft)
1 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gambier is a commune of French Polynesia in the archipelago of the Tuamotu Islands. The commune includes several groups of islands, which are located within a short distance from the Gambier Islands. The Acteon Group, and the nearby atolls of Maria Est, Morane, Marutea Sud and Temoe (23°20′46″S 134°28′28″W / 23.34611°S 134.47444°W / -23.34611; -134.47444), mostly uninhabited, and are sometimes mistakenly included among the Gambier Islands themselves. The chef-lieu of the commune is the island of Mangareva and the chief-town is Rikitea.

Administration

The commune of Gambier is made up of the Gambier Islands, uninhabited Temoe Atoll 40 km southeast of Mangareva, the uninhabited Acteon Group to the northwest (Matureivavao, Tenararo, Tenarunga, Vahanga), and the also uninhabited atolls of Maria Est and Morane, and finally, the pearl farm atoll of Marutea Sud. This group of islands and atolls covers an area of 32.06 km².

All of these archipelagos are administered as a single municipality (commune), with the main village of Rikitea, on the largest island of Mangareva.

The commune of Gambier comprises:

The Gambier Islands (Gambier), together with the islands in the eastern part of the Tuamotus (Anaa, Fangatau, Hao, Hikueru, Makemo, Napuka, Nukutavake, Puka-Puka, Reao, Tatakoto and Tureia), form Îles Gambier et Tuamotu Est, one of the 6 electoral districts (circonscriptions électorales) for the Assembly of French Polynesia (Assemblée de la Polynésie française).

Together with the Tuamotus, the Gambier Islands form Îles Tuamotu-Gambier (French: (les) (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier), one of the five primary administrative divisions (subdivisions administratives) of French Polynesia.

History

see Gambier Islands

See also

References

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