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Taputapuatea
Taputapuatea is a commune in France, commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taputapuatea is located on the island of Raiatea, in the French Polynesia#Administrative divisions, administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands (Society Islands), Leeward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands. At the 2022 census it had a population of 5,007. The commune was named after a large marae complex which was the religious center of eastern Polynesia for roughly 1000 years. The archaeological site of Taputapuatea marae is still today the most famous landmark of Raiatea, and it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017. Taputapuatea consists of the following associated communes: * Avera, Raiatea, Avera * Opoa * Puohine The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Avera, Raiatea, Avera. References Communes of French Polynesia World Heritage Sites in France World Heritage Sites in Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taputapuatea Marae
Marae Taputapuatea is a large marae complex at Opoa in Taputapuatea, on the eastern coast of Raiatea. The site features a number of marae and other stone structures and was once considered the central temple and religious center of Eastern Polynesia. In 2017, the Taputapuatea area and the marae complex were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List because of its political and religious significance and its testimony to traditional eastern Polynesian culture. Description The marae complex is positioned at the end of a peninsula that juts into the lagoon surrounding Raiatea. The center of the complex contains the marae itself: a rectangular courtyard paved with basalt and measuring 44 by 60 meters. At the east end of the marae is the ahu, a basalt and coral platform used for ceremonies. Other marae are within the marae complex, including marae Hauviri, which was used for the naming of chiefs. History The sacred area of Cape Matahira-i-te-ra'i is called Te Po, where the gods res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marae
A ' (in Māori language, New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian language, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan language, Tongan), ' (in Marquesan language, Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan language, Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian culture, Polynesian societies. In all these languages, the term also means cleared and free of weeds or trees. generally consist of an area of cleared land roughly rectangular (the itself), bordered with stones or wooden posts (called ' in Tahitian and Cook Islands Māori) perhaps with ' (terraces) which were traditionally used for ceremonial purposes; and in some cases, such as Easter Island, a central stone ' or ''a'u'' is placed. In the Easter Island Rapa Nui people, Rapa Nui culture, the term ''ahu'' or ''a'u'' has become a synonym for the whole marae complex. In some modern Polynesian societies, notably that of the Māori people, Māori of New Zealand, the marae is still a vital part of everyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Moutame
Thomas Moutame is a French Polynesian politician and former Cabinet Minister. He has served as Mayor of Taputapuatea since 1997. He is a member of Tapura Huiraatira. Moutame is from Raiatea. He was first elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia at the 1996 French Polynesian legislative election. He lost his seat at the 2001 election, but was re-elected in 2004. He lost his seat again at the 2008 election. In February 2009 he was appointed to the coalition cabinet of Oscar Temaru as Minister of Outer Islands Development. He later worked as a technical advisor to the Ministry of Rural Economy. In 2007 while serving as Mayor of Taputapuatea he refused to marry a couple because one of them had had a sex change. In March 2011 he was convicted of abuse of power and fined US$5000. In September 2011 the Court of Appeal overturned an initial sentence of a year's ineligibility for office. Following the 2013 election he was appointed to the Cabinet of Gaston Flosse as Minister o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeward Islands (Society Islands)
The Leeward Islands (, , ; ) are the western part of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France, in the South Pacific Ocean. They lie south of the Line Islands (part of Kiribati), east of the Cooks and north of the Austral Islands (also part of French Polynesia). Their area is around and their population is over 36,000. History The first European to encounter the archipelago was British naval officer James Cook on 12 April 1769 during a British expedition the purpose of which was to observe the transit of Venus. He later revisited the islands twice more. It is a common misconception that he named the Leeward group of islands "Society" in honor of the Royal Society. However, Cook recorded in his journal that he named the islands “Society” because they lie close to each other. In 1840, France declared a protectorate over Tahiti. In 1847, the British and French signed the Jarnac Convention and these islands became a colony of France in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of French Polynesia
In French Polynesia, there are two levels of administrative divisions: five administrative subdivisions () and 48 communes.Codification des collectivités d'outre-mer (COM) INSEE, 1 March 2017Loi n° 2004-193 du 27 février 2004 complétant le statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française (1) |
Puohine
Pūohine is an associated commune on the island of Raiatea, in French Polynesia. It is part of the commune Taputapuatea Taputapuatea is a commune in France, commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taputapuatea is located on the island of Raiatea, in the French Polynesia#Administrative divisions, administrat .... According to the 2022 census, the population was 362. References {{FrenchPolynesia-geo-stub Raiatea Populated places in the Society Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avera, Raiatea
Avera is an associated commune on the island of Raiatea, in French Polynesia. It is the larger of two villages in French Polynesia with this name, the other being located on the island of Rurutu. It is part of the commune Taputapuatea Taputapuatea is a commune in France, commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taputapuatea is located on the island of Raiatea, in the French Polynesia#Administrative divisions, administrat .... According to the 2022 census, it had a population of 3,440. References Raiatea Populated places in the Society Islands {{FrenchPolynesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Heritage Sites In France
This is a list of World Heritage Sites in France with properties of Cultural heritage, cultural and natural heritage in France as inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage Site, World Heritage List or as on the country's tentative list.France UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved on 2014-06-23. France accepted the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on 27 June 1975, after which it could nominate properties on their territory to be considered for the World Heritage List. Currently, 53 properties in France are inscribed on the World Heritage List. 44 of these are cultural properties, 7 are natural properties, and 2 are mixed. Six properties are transboundary properties.Pyrénées–Mont Perdu is shared with Spain; Belfries of Belgium and France is shared with Belgium; P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Islands
The Society Islands ( , officially ; ) are an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean that includes the major islands of Tahiti, Mo'orea, Moorea, Raiatea, Bora Bora and Huahine. Politically, they are part of French Polynesia, an overseas country of France, overseas country of the France, French Republic. Geographically, they form part of Polynesia. Name The term ''Society Islands'' was first used by Captain James Cook when he visited the Leeward Islands (Society Islands), Leeward Islands, a subgroup of six of the modern-day Society Islands, during his First voyage of James Cook, expedition to the south Pacific Ocean in 1769. It has been asserted that the name honors the Royal Society, the sponsor of his voyage, but this is disputed. Cook wrote in his journal: History Settlement The first Polynesians are understood to have arrived on these islands around 1000AD. Oral history origin The islanders explain their origins in terms of an oral tradition, orally transmitted sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opoa
Opoa is a village on the island of Raiatea, in French Polynesia. According to the 2022 census, it had a population of 1,205. Geography Climate Opoa has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ... ''Af''). The average annual temperature in Opoa is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around , and lowest in August, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Opoa was on 12 January 1998; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 13 September 2002. References {{FrenchPolynesia-geo-stub Raiatea Populated places in the Society Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. At in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), the Pacific Ocean is the largest division of the World Ocean and the hydrosphere and covers approximately 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of the planet's total surface area, larger than its entire land area ().Pacific Ocean . ''Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Concise.'' 2008: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The centers of both the Land and water hemispheres, water hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, as well as the Pole of inaccessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polynesia
Polynesia ( , ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians. They have many things in common, including Polynesian languages, linguistic relations, Polynesian culture, cultural practices, and Tradition, traditional beliefs. In centuries past, they had a strong shared tradition of sailing and Polynesian navigation, using stars to navigate at night. The term was first used in 1756 by the French writer Charles de Brosses, who originally applied it to all the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, islands of the Pacific. In 1831, Jules Dumont d'Urville proposed a narrower definition during a lecture at the Société de Géographie of Paris. By tradition, the islands located in the South Seas, southern Pacific have also often been called the South Sea Islands, and their inhabitants have been called South Sea Islanders. The Hawai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
