Gambier (commune)
Gambier | |
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A ship from Gambier | |
Location (in red) within the Tuamotu Archipelago | |
Location of Gambier | |
| Coordinates: 23°08′S 134°56′W / 23.14°S 134.94°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Îles Tuamotu-Gambier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vai Vianello Gooding |
Area 1 | 45.97 km2 (17.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,570 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−09:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98719 /98755 |
| Elevation | 0–441 m (0–1,447 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gambier (French pronunciation: [ɡɑ̃bje]) is a commune of French Polynesia in the administrative subdivision of the Tuamotu-Gambier Islands. The commune includes the Gambier Islands as well as several atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago (the Acteon Group and the isolated atolls of Maria Est, Morane, and Marutea Sud). All the Tuamotu atolls belonging to the commune are uninhabited except for Marutea Sud, and are sometimes mistakenly included among the Gambier Islands themselves. The commune population was 1,570 at the 2022 census. Its total land area is 45.97 km2.