Rurutu
Sign in to saveRūrutu is the northernmost island in the Austral archipelago of French Polynesia, and the name of a commune consisting solely of that island. It is situated south of Tahiti. Its land area is . It is 10.8 km long and 5.3 km wide. Its highest point (Manureva) is . At the 2022 census it had a population of 2,163.
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Rurutu
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.map
- Austral_Islands_map_highlighting_Rurutu.png
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Rurutu.svg
- French commune.image
- Rurutu.jpg
- French commune.caption
- NASA picture of Rurutu Island
- French commune.administrative subdivision
- Austral Islands
- French commune.utc offset
- −10:00
- French commune.INSEE
- 98744
- French commune.postal code
- 98753
- French commune.mayor
- Frédéric Riveta
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 389
- French commune.area km2
- 32.7
- French commune.population
- 2163
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2250
- Area
- 32.75
- Elevation
- 385
- Image
- Rurutu.jpg
- Width
- 3.5
- Length
- 10.4
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- Commons category
- Rurutu
- time of discovery or invention
- 1769-08-13
- native label
- Tupuaʻi
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Rūrutu is the northernmost island in the Austral archipelago of French Polynesia, and the name of a commune consisting solely of that island. It is situated south of Tahiti. Its land area is . It is 10.8 km long and 5.3 km wide. Its highest point (Manureva) is . At the 2022 census it had a population of 2,163.
Geologically, Rurutu was initially formed 12 million years ago by the Macdonald hotspot, a hotspot associated with the Macdonald seamount. Over the next 10 million years, erosion shrank the island until it was almost an atoll. Then, just over a million years ago, Rurutu passed over the Arago hotspot, which lifted it roughly 150 meters. Steep sea cliffs of ancient coral lifted by the event—called makatea—now largely encircle the island. These are riddled with caves filled with concretions—indeed, Rurutu is largely unique among islands in French Polynesia in that its historic inhabitants were cave-dwelling. thumb|right|200px|Map of Rurutu
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