The Island of Bora Bora in the center of the Bora Bora Group. | |
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Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Archipelago | Society Islands |
Area | 19.91 km2 (7.69 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 727 m (2385 ft) |
Highest point | Mount Otemanu |
Administration | |
France | |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Administrative subdivision | Leeward Islands |
Commune | Bora Bora Commune |
Largest settlement | Vaitape (pop. 4,927 inhabitants) |
Demographics | |
Population | 9455 (2016) |
Pop. density | 475/km2 (1230/sq mi) |
Bora Bora Island is a 19.91 km2 (8 sq mi) island in the Bora Bora Islands Group, within the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It is the main island of the commune of the same name.[1] Together with its surrounding islands of Tapu, Ahuna, Tevairoa, Tane, Mute, Tufari, Tehotu, Pitiaau, Sofitel, Toopua, and Toopuaiti, it forms the group of Bora Bora.[2]