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Takaroa - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 14°27′00″S 144°58′59″W / 14.45°S 144.983°W

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Takaroa
Geography
NASA picture of Takaroa Atoll
Takaroa
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	14°27′S 144°59′W / 14.450°S 144.983°W / -14.450; -144.983
Archipelago	Tuamotus
Area	93 km² (36 sq mi) (lagoon) 20 km² (8 sq mi) (above water)
Length	24.7 km (15.35 mi)
Width	7 km (4.3 mi)
Administration
France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Commune	Takaroa
Largest settlement	Teavaroa
Demographics
Population	537^[1] (2022)

Takaroa

Location of Takaroa
Coordinates: 14°27′00″S 144°58′59″W / 14.45°S 144.983°W / -14.45; -144.983
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Subdivision	Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Area ¹	26 km² (10 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[1]	1,050
• Density	40/km² (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code	98749 /98781
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Takaroa, Taka-roa or Takapua, is an atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It has a length of 27.4 kilometres (17.0 miles) and a width of 7 km (4 mi); its land area is 20 square kilometres (8 square miles).

The nearest land is Takapoto Atoll, located 10 kilometres (6 miles) to the southwest.

Fine pearls, including black pearls, were obtained in the lagoon of Takaroa.^{[citation needed]}

Geographically Takaroa is part of the King George Islands (Iles du Roi Georges) subgroup, which includes Ahe, Manihi, Takapoto, Takaroa and Tikei.

Takaroa Atoll has 537 inhabitants (2022).^[1] The main village is Teavaroa.

Takaroa is the northernmost atoll in French Polynesia.

Takaroa is located in the Tuamotu Islands.

History

The first recorded Europeans to arrive to Takaroa were Dutch explorers Jacob le Maire and Willem Schouten on 14 April 1616 during their Pacific journey. They called this atoll "Sondergrond Island".

Captain Cook visited the island in 1774.^[2]

Takaroa territorial airport was inaugurated in 1986.

Geography

Climate

Takaroa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Takaroa is 27.9 °C (82.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,528.6 mm (60.18 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around 28.8 °C (83.8 °F), and lowest in August, at around 26.7 °C (80.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Takaroa was 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) on 20 January 1998; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 19.5 °C (67.1 °F) on 10 January 1976.

Climate data for Takaroa (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1951−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	35.6 (96.1)	35.3 (95.5)	35.0 (95.0)	33.5 (92.3)	33.8 (92.8)	33.3 (91.9)	31.6 (88.9)	32.1 (89.8)	31.9 (89.4)	33.0 (91.4)	33.0 (91.4)	33.8 (92.8)	35.6 (96.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.7 (87.3)	30.8 (87.4)	31.1 (88.0)	31.0 (87.8)	30.4 (86.7)	29.5 (85.1)	28.9 (84.0)	28.8 (83.8)	29.1 (84.4)	29.7 (85.5)	30.3 (86.5)	30.5 (86.9)	30.1 (86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	28.3 (82.9)	28.4 (83.1)	28.8 (83.8)	28.8 (83.8)	28.3 (82.9)	27.5 (81.5)	27.0 (80.6)	26.7 (80.1)	27.0 (80.6)	27.4 (81.3)	27.9 (82.2)	28.1 (82.6)	27.9 (82.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	25.8 (78.4)	26.0 (78.8)	26.5 (79.7)	26.5 (79.7)	26.1 (79.0)	25.5 (77.9)	25.0 (77.0)	24.7 (76.5)	24.8 (76.6)	25.1 (77.2)	25.5 (77.9)	25.6 (78.1)	25.6 (78.1)
Record low °C (°F)	19.5 (67.1)	20.9 (69.6)	21.6 (70.9)	21.3 (70.3)	21.2 (70.2)	20.2 (68.4)	20.0 (68.0)	20.9 (69.6)	20.6 (69.1)	20.3 (68.5)	20.9 (69.6)	20.7 (69.3)	19.5 (67.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	197.4 (7.77)	170.9 (6.73)	128.6 (5.06)	115.9 (4.56)	109.6 (4.31)	92.6 (3.65)	65.1 (2.56)	65.9 (2.59)	83.3 (3.28)	121.7 (4.79)	158.5 (6.24)	219.1 (8.63)	1,528.6 (60.18)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	16.3	14.5	13.3	10.9	11.4	11.0	10.4	9.4	10.0	12.3	14.7	15.5	149.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours	223.4	212.9	238.5	233.9	223.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	213.1	—
Source 1: Météo-France^[3]
Source 2: Meteociel (sunshine 1981-2010)^[4]