Gambier (commune)

This article is about the French Polynesian commune. For the atoll in the commune, see Gambier Islands.

Gambier (French pronunciation: [ɡɑ̃bje]) is a commune of French Polynesia in the administrative subdivision of the Tuamotu-Gambier Islands. The commune includes the Gambier Islands as well as several atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago (the Acteon Group and the isolated atolls of Maria Est, Morane, and Marutea Sud). All the Tuamotu atolls belonging to the commune are uninhabited except for Marutea Sud, and are sometimes mistakenly included among the Gambier Islands themselves. The commune population was 1,570 at the 2022 census.^[2] Its total land area is 45.97 km².^[3]

Gambier
Commune
A ship from Gambier
Flag
Location (in red) within the Tuamotu Archipelago
Location of Gambier
Coordinates: 23°08′S 134°56′W
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Subdivision	Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vai Vianello Gooding[1]
Area 1	45.97 km2 (17.75 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,570
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−09:00
INSEE/Postal code	98719 /98755
Elevation	0–441 m (0–1,447 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Administration

The commune of Gambier is made up of the following islands:^[4]

• Akamaru
• Angakauitai
• Aukena
• Kamaka
• Makaroa
• Mangareva
• Manui
• Maria
• Marutea Sud
• Matureivavao
• Morane
• Taravai
• Temoe
• Tenararo
• Tenarunga
• Vahanga

The chef-lieu of the commune is the village Rikitea^[4] on the island of Mangareva.

Together with the Tuamotus, the Gambier Islands form the administrative subdivision Îles Tuamotu-Gambier (French officially: la subdivision administrative des îles Tuamotu-Gambier), one of the five primary administrative divisions of French Polynesia.^[5]

The commune Gambier, together with the communes in the eastern part of the Tuamotus (Anaa, Fangatau, Hao, Hikueru, Makemo, Napuka, Nukutavake, Puka-Puka, Reao, Tatakoto and Tureia), forms Îles Gambier et Tuamotu de l'Est, one of the 8 electoral sections for the Assembly of French Polynesia (Assemblée de la Polynésie française).^[6]

History

see Gambier Islands

See also

• France portal

• Communes of French Polynesia

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. "Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia] (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
3. "R1- Population sans doubles comptes, des subdivisions, communes et communes associées de Polynésie française, de 1971 à 1996". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
4. Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
5. Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
6. Loi organique n° 2011-918 du 1er août 2011 relative au fonctionnement des institutions de la Polynésie française (1), Légifrance

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