Bora-Bora (commune)

This article is about the administrative commune of Bora-Bora. For the island of Bora Bora proper, see Bora Bora. For other meanings, see Bora Bora (disambiguation).

Bora-Bora
Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands
Location of Bora-Bora
Coordinates: 16°29′40″S 151°44′11″W
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Subdivision	Leeward Islands
Government
• Mayor	Gaston Tong Sang
Area 1	41.55 km2 (16.04 sq mi)
Population  (2017)	10,549
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code	98714 /98730
Elevation	0–727 m (0–2,385 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bora-Bora is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands. Its population was 10,549 at the 2017 census.

The commune of Bora-Bora is made up of the island of Bora Bora proper with its surrounding islets emerging from the coral reef (30.55 km²/11.3 sq. miles in total) and of the atoll of Tupai (11 km² (4.2 sq mi)), located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Bora Bora. The atoll of Tupai has no permanent population apart from some seasonal workers in the coconut plantations.

The surrounding islets include Motu Tapu, Motu Ahuna, Tevairoa, Motu Tane, Motu Mute, Motu Tufari, Motu Tehotu, Motu Pitiaau, Sofitel Motu, Motu Toopua, and Toopuaiti.

Administration

Bora-Bora from air

The commune is in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands and consists of the following associated communes:

• Anau
• Faanui
• Nunue

The administrative center of the commune is the settlement of Vaitape, on the island of Bora Bora. Gaston Tong Sang is the current mayor of Bora Bora.