Moʻorea-Maiʻao

Moʻorea-Maiʻao is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It consists of the island of Moʻorea (133 km²/51 sq. miles) and the much smaller atoll of Maiʻao (8.8 km²/3.4 sq. miles), located 78 km (48 mi) southwest of Moʻorea, with both being part of the Windward Islands administrative subdivision.^[3] As of the 2022 census, Moorea-Maiao had a population of 18,201, of whom 17,858 lived on Mo'orea and 343 lived on Maiao.^[2]

Moʻorea-Maiʻao
Commune
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Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The atoll of Maiao lies outside of the map.
Location of Moʻorea-Maiʻao
Coordinates: 17°31′35″S 149°49′05″W
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Subdivision	Windward Islands
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Evans Haumani[1]
Area 1	141.8 km2 (54.7 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	18,201
• Density	128.4/km2 (332.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code	98729 /98728
Elevation	0–1,207 m (0–3,960 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Afareaitu on the island of Mo'orea.^[4]

Moorea-Maiao consists of the following associated communes:

Commune associée	Area (km2)[5]	Population 2022[2]	Population density [a]
Afareaitu	23.8	4,055	170
Haapiti	38.8	4,109	106
Pao Pao	30.0	4,895	163
Papetoai	25.4	2,214	87
Teavaro	15.8	2,585	164
Maiao	8.3	343	41
Commune Moorea-Maiao	141.8	18,201	128

1. calculated as population per km²