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The communes of French Polynesia have the following statistical info: The average size of French Polynesian communes is 78.06 km 2, while the median area is 55.4 km 2, higher than the average and median areas of metropolitan French communes (14.88 km 2 and 10.73 km 2, respectively), but the size of these communes is predominantly dependent on ...
The Windward Islands (French: Îles du Vent [il dy vɑ̃]) are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. These islands were also previously named the Georgian Islands in honour of King George III of the United Kingdom. [2] [3]
Whereas all other 4 administrative subdivisions (subdivisions administratives) of French Polynesia are at the same time also electoral districts/electoral circumscriptions (circonscriptions électorales) for the Assembly of French Polynesia (Assemblée de la Polynésie française), the Îles Tuamotu-Gambier are the only administrative district of French Polynesia that is not identical with an ...
The archipelago comprises an administrative division (French: subdivision administrative) of French Polynesia. The capital of the Leeward Islands administrative subdivision is Uturoa. The Leeward Islands (subdivision administrative des Îles Sous-le-vent) are one of French Polynesia's five administrative subdivisions.
The total land area of French Polynesia is 3,521 square kilometres (1,359 sq mi), [2] with a population of 278,786 (Aug. 2022 census) [3] of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago. French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands:
French Polynesia (designated as an "overseas country", French: pays d'outre-mer) is divided into 5 administrative subdivisions (subdivisions administratives). For elections, it is divided into six electoral districts ( circonscriptions électorales ), which differ slightly from the 5 administrative subdivisions.
Division List of communes 975 Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Miquelon-Langlade Saint-Pierre: 987 French Polynesia (Polynésie française) Administrative divisions of French Polynesia: 988 New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie) Administrative divisions of New Caledonia
French Polynesia – French overseas collectivity located in the South Pacific Ocean. [1] It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands , the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory ( Papeete ).