Rapa Nui people

native Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island, Chile

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It sits within the topics Easter Island, Easter Island people and Ethnic groups in Chile.

Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of: ethnic group
Subclass of: inhabitant
Residence: Easter Island

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Encyclopedic overview

The Rapa Nui (Rapa Nui: [ˈɾapa ˈnu.i], Spanish: [ˈrapa ˈnu.i]) are the Indigenous Polynesian peoples of Easter Island. The easternmost Polynesian culture, the descendants of the original people of Easter Island make up about 60% of the current Easter Island population and have a significant portion of their population residing in mainland Chile. They speak Rapa Nui and Chilean Spanish. At the 2017 census there were 7,750 island inhabitants—almost all living in the village of Hanga Roa on the sheltered west coast.

As of 2011, Rapa Nui's main source of income derived from tourism, which focuses on the giant sculptures called moai.

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