Tubuai (Austral Islands) : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Tubuai

Country

France

Mayor

Chantal Tahiata

Statistics

Highest Elevation

1384.5 ft (422 m)

Land Area

17.4 sq mi (45 km²)

Total Population

2171 (2002)

- Density

124.8/sq mi (48.2/km²)

Postal code

98754

INSEE

98753

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Tubuai (Polynesian: Tupua'i) is the name of a group of islands and also the name of its main island, being part of the Austral Islands, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean. Tubuai, the main island of the Tubuai Island group, is located at . It is 640 km (397.7 mi) south of Tahiti. It sustains a population of 2,049 people on 45 km2 (17.4 sqmi) of land. Tubuai was annexed by France in 1881.

Tubuai is portrayed as an island of cannibals in one of the movie versions of the Mutiny on the Bounty novel.