Rikitea

Rikitea
Town
Rikitea
Location in French Polynesia
Coordinates: 23°7′13″S 134°58′9″W / 23.12028°S 134.96917°W / -23.12028; -134.96917
Country France
Overseas collectivity French Polynesia
TerritoryGambier Islands
IslandMangareva

Rikitea is a small town on Mangareva, which is part of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. A majority of the islanders live in Rikitea. The island was a protectorate of France in 1871 and was annexed in 1881.

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