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The 'Îles Tuamotu-Gambier' (French: ''Îles Tuamotu-Gambier'' or ''Archipels des Tuamotu et des Gambier'' or ''Archipel des Tuamotu-Gambier'' or ''Tuamotu-Gambier'' or officially ''subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier'') geographically consist of the Tuamotus and the Gambier Islands which are geographically located closely together. The Îles Tuamotu-Gambier consist of 17 communes: The 16 communes Anaa, Arutua, Fakarava, Fangatau, Gambier, Hao, Hikueru, Makemo, Manihi, Napuka, Nukutavake, Pukapuka, Rangiroa, Reao, Takaroa-takapoto, Tatakoto and Tureia on the Tuamotus and the commune Gambier, comprising the Gambier Islands.
Because of a difference between administrative districts and electoral circumscriptions on the Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, French Polynesia has 5 administrative subdivisions (French: ''subdivisions administratives''), but 6 electoral districts/electoral circumscriptions (French: ''circonscriptions électorales'').

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Administrative division

Electoral divisions

See also

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Administrative division

Administratively, the Îles Tuamotu-Gambier form one of the 5 administrative subdivisions (''subdivision administratives'') of French Polynesia, the administrative subdivision of the Tuamotu-Gambier (Islands) (''subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier'') with 17 communes: The 16 communes Anaa, Arutua, Fakarava, Fangatau, Gambier, Hao, Hikueru, Makemo, Manihi, Napuka, Nukutavake, Puka-Puka, Rangiroa, Reao, Takaroa-takapoto, Tatakoto and Tureia of the Tuamotus and the commune Gambier, comprising the Gambier Islands.

Electoral divisions

Whereas all other 4 administrative subdivisions (''subdivisions administratives'') of French Polynesia are at the same time also electoral districts/electoral circumscriptions (''circonscriptions électorales'') for the Assembly of French Polynesia (''Assemblée de la Polynésie française''), the Îles Tuamotu-Gambier are the only administrative disctrict of French Polynesia that is not identical with an electoral district/electoral circumscription, but consists of 2 different electoral districts/electoral circumscriptions for the Assembly of French Polynesia.
These 2 electoral districts/electoral circumscriptions (''circonscriptions électorales'') are:

★ electoral circumscription of the Gambier Islands and the Islands Tuamotu-East (''circonscription des Îles Gambier et Tuamotu Est'') with 12 communes: The commune Gambier on the Gambier Islands and the 11 communes Anaa, Fangatau, Hao, Hikueru, Makemo, Napuka, Nukutavake, Pukapuka, Reao, Tatakoto and Tureia in the eastern part of the Tuamotus.

★ electoral circumscription of the Islands Tuamotu-West (''circonscription des Îles Tuamotu Ouest'') with the 5 communes Arutua, Fakarava, Manihi, Rangiroa and Takaroa in the western part of the Tuamotus.

See also

★ French overseas departments and territories

★ Administrative divisions of France

External links

★ Official site of the administrative subdivision of the Îles Tuamotu-Gambier