Commune of Gambier

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The Commune of Gambier is a remote French Polynesian municipality in the Gambier Islands of the South Pacific, centered on Mangareva and known for its Polynesian culture and Catholic missionary history.

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Commune of Gambier canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeCenter Rikitea NERFINISHED
administrativeDivision Îles Tuamotu-Gambier NERFINISHED
belongsTo French Republic NERFINISHED
capital Rikitea NERFINISHED
climate tropical oceanic climate
contains Cathedral of Saint Michael of Rikitea NERFINISHED
country France
culturalRegion Polynesia NERFINISHED
demographics small population
economicActivity fishing
pearl farming
small-scale tourism
geographicalCharacteristic remote
volcanic islands
governedBy mayor of Gambier
hasGovernmentType municipal council
hasHeritage Catholic missions of the 19th century
Polynesian traditions
historicalEvent 19th-century Catholic evangelization of Mangareva
includesIsland Agakauitai NERFINISHED
Akamaru NERFINISHED
Aukena NERFINISHED
Mangareva NERFINISHED
Taravai NERFINISHED
INSEECODE 98718
islandGroup Gambier Islands NERFINISHED
ISO3166-2 PF-GAM
knownFor Catholic missionary history
Polynesian culture
localLanguage Mangarevan NERFINISHED
locatedIn Gambier Islands NERFINISHED
South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Tuamotu-Gambier administrative subdivision NERFINISHED
officialLanguage French
overseasCollectivity French Polynesia NERFINISHED
partOf French Polynesia NERFINISHED
postalCode 98755
regionType overseas commune
religiousBuilding Saint Gabriel church of Taravai NERFINISHED
churches and chapels built by missionaries
religiousHeritage Roman Catholicism
surroundedBy Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC-09:00
usesCurrency CFP franc NERFINISHED

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Mangarevans governingTerritory Commune of Gambier