Reitoru

Reitoru
Reitoru is located in French Polynesia
Reitoru
Reitoru
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates17°52′S 143°5′W / 17.867°S 143.083°W / -17.867; -143.083
ArchipelagoTuamotus
Area6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) (lagoon)
1.4 km2 (1 sq mi) (above water)
Length5 km (3.1 mi)
Width3 km (1.9 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
Administrative subdivisionTuamotus
CommuneHikueru
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited[1] (2012)

Reitoru, or Te Pirehi, is a small atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located in center of the archipelago, 50 km southwest of Hikueru.

The inner lagoon is closed and is inaccessible from the ocean. The total surface area is 1.39 km2. The island is inhabited by a small number of people who live by farming pearls and gathering copra.

  1. ^ "Population". Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

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