Arutua

Located close to Rangiroa and 406 km from Tahiti, this circular-shape atoll, with its 29 km diameter, is composed of 57 groups of islets surrounding a huge lagoon that owns an islet in its center, a extremely uncommon situation.

The 533 inhabitants of the island live mainly in the village of Rautini always according to the ancestrals customs Paumotu. The island is easily accessible by the small Popofai pass which allows to pass the small boats or by air with the aerodrome situated on the motu Tenihinihi.

The village is situated near the pass of Porofai and requires a half hour ride by boat to be reached from the airport.

The activity of the island is centered on the lagoon fishing thanks to the numerous parks with fishes settled in the lagoon. The spiny lobster’s fishing is very famous there. The activity of the island is also assured by the pearl farming and the coprahculture.

 


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