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Fangatau
Fangatau
Commune
	Location of Fangatau
	Coordinates: 15°49′12″S 140°53′14″W / 15.8199°S 140.8871°W
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Subdivision	Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Area 1	14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Population (2022)	323
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code	98717 /
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fangatau
	NASA picture of Fangatau Atoll
	Fangatau
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	15°49′12″S 140°53′14″W / 15.82000°S 140.88722°W
Archipelago	Tuamotus
Area	22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi) (lagoon); 9.4 km2 (4 sq mi) (above water)
Length	8 km (5 mi)
Width	3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Administration
	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision	Îles Tuamotu-Gambier
Commune	Fangatau
Largest settlement	Teana
Demographics
Population	150 (2022)
Pop. density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)

Fangatau, or Nakai-erua,^[2] is a small atoll in the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. The nearest land is Fakahina Atoll, located 72 km to the ESE. This small atoll has an elongated shape. Its length is 8 kilometres (5.0 miles), maximum width 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles). It has a total area of 22.2 square kilometres (8.6 square miles),^[3] land area 5.9 km². Its reef encloses its lagoon completely. Anchorage is difficult. Fangatau Atoll has 150 inhabitants (2022 census).^[1] Teana is the main village.

History

The first recorded European to arrive at Fangatau was Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen on the 10 July 1820 on ships Vostok and Mirni. He named this atoll "Arakcheev". Fangatau was the home of Kamake an Iturangi, regarded by anthropologist Kenneth Emory as "the greatest Tuamotuan sage" he ever met.^[4]

Administration

The commune of Fangatau consists of Fangatau Atoll, as well as the atoll and associated commune of Fakahina.^[5] The seat of the commune is the village Teana.^[5]

Atoll	Main village	Population 2022^[1]	Land area (km²)^[6]	Lagoon (km²)	Coordinates
Fangatau	Teana	150	5.9	11	15°49′S 140°52′W / 15.817°S 140.867°W / -15.817; -140.867
Fakahina	Tarione	173	8.3	20	15°59′S 140°08′W / 15.983°S 140.133°W / -15.983; -140.133
Commune of Fangatau	Teana	323	14.3	31