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{{Short description|Atoll in French Polynesia}}
{{About||the administrative commune which includes the island|Maupiti (commune)|the video game|Maupiti Island (game)}}
{{Infobox islands
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| image_name = Maupiti ISS002.jpg
| image_caption = [[NASA]] aerial picture of Maupiti
| image_size = 250px
| map_image = Karta FP Societe isl.PNG
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| location = [[Pacific Ocean]]
| coordinates = {{coord|16|26|24.3|S|152|16|27.3|W|display=inline,title}}
| archipelago = [[Society Islands]]
| total_islands =
| major_islands = Maupiti
| area_km2 = 11
| highest_mount =
| elevation_m = 380
| country = [[France]]
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[Overseas collectivity]]<!--Officially an overseas collectivity-->
| country_admin_divisions = [[French Polynesia]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2   = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
| country_admin_divisions_2         = [[Maupiti (commune)|Maupiti]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1   = [[Administrative divisions of French Polynesia|Administrative subdivision]]
| country_admin_divisions_1         = [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]]
| population = 1,200
| density_km2      = 109
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| additional_info  = [[File:Flag of Maupiti.svg|border|center|150px]] Flag
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'''Maupiti''' is an island in the western [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]] in [[French Polynesia]]. It is the westernmost [[volcanic island]] in the [[archipelago]], {{convert|315|km|mi|abbr=off}} northwest of [[Tahiti]] and {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=off}} west of [[Bora Bora]]. It has a population of 1,286 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/en/frenchpolynesia/ |title=French Polynesia |publisher=City Population |access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref> The largest town is [[Vaiea]].
==Geography==
Maupiti is a volcanic island, and lies on the [[Society hotspot]]. It is estimated to be 3.9 - 4.5 million years old.<ref name=Kahn2015>{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272506333 |title=Mid- to Late Prehistoric Landscape Change, Settlement Histories, and Agricultural Practices on Maupiti, Society Islands (Central Eastern Polynesia) |last1=Kahn |first1=J. G. |last2=Dotte-Sarout |first2=E. |last3=Molle |first3=G. |last4=Conte |first4=E. |journal=The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology |volume= 10|issue=3 |year=2015 |pages=1–29 |doi=10.1080/15564894.2014.1001922 |s2cid=129352874 |access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref>{{rp|4}} The island is a "near atoll", consisting of a central volcanic peak surrounded by a lagoon and barrier reef with four [[Motu (geography)|motu]]: Auira, Pa'ao, Tuanai, Tiapaa and Pitiahe.<ref name=Kahn2015/>{{rp|3,4}} The lagoon has an area of {{convert|27|km2|sqmi|abbr=off}} and the central island has an area of {{convert|12|km2|sqmi|abbr=off}} and a maximum elevation of {{convert|372|m|ft|abbr=off}}.<ref name=Kahn2015/>{{rp|5}}
==History==
There are ancient [[Polynesian culture|Polynesian]] archaeological artifacts dating from at least AD 850 in Maupiti. A burial site excavated in 1962 suggested early cultural links with [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document//Volume_73_1964/Volume_73%2C_No._2/Eastern_Polynesian_burials_at_Maupiti%2C_by_Kenneth_P._Emory_and_Yosihiko_H._Sinoto%2C_p_143_-_160/p1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211124421/https://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document//Volume_73_1964/Volume_73%2C_No._2/Eastern_Polynesian_burials_at_Maupiti%2C_by_Kenneth_P._Emory_and_Yosihiko_H._Sinoto%2C_p_143_-_160/p1 |archive-date=11 February 2018 |title=Eastern Polynesian Burials at Maupiti |last1=Emory |first1=Kenneth P. |author1-link=Kenneth Emory |last2=Sinoto |first2=Yosihiko H. |author2-link=Yosihiko H. Sinoto |journal=Journal of the Polynesian Society |volume=73 |issue=2 |year=1964 |pages=143–160 |access-date=10 August 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
The first [[Europe]]an to arrive on the island was the [[Netherlands|Dutchman]] [[Jakob Roggeveen]] in 1722. Historically, the island has had strong cultural links with [[Bora Bora]].
==Economy==
[[File:noniship.jpg|thumb|A Maupiti supply ship. The blue barrels on the dock are [[noni]] which is sent to Papeete for processing.]]
[[Maupiti Airport]], located on the motu of Tuanai,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airtahiti.com/en/maupiti |title=Destination Maupiti : Infos clés & aéroport |publisher=Air Tahiti |access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref> provides a connection to the rest of French Polynesia. The primary economic activity on Maupiti was [[noni]] production.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maupiti – L’Économi en Berne Plombe le Heiva |lang=fr |date=29 July 2016 |url=http://www.ladepeche.pf/maupiti-leconomie-berne-plombe-heiva/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804112158/https://www.ladepeche.pf/maupiti-leconomie-berne-plombe-heiva/ |archive-date=4 August 2019 |newspaper=[[La Dépêche de Tahiti]]}}</ref>
==Administration==
Maupiti is administratively part of the [[Communes of France|commune]] (municipality) of [[Maupiti (commune)|Maupiti]], itself in the [[French Polynesia#Administrative divisions|administrative subdivision]] of the [[Leeward Islands (Society Islands)|Leeward Islands]]. The main settlement is Vaiea.
==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyJHab9l6A&list=PL08a7sm9GTE4z1cTBhFiDNBsBfdzvwbMd&index=1 MAUPITI VIDÉO HD]
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