Ahuréi (sometimes called Ahurei, Ha'urei or Ha'uréi, latter two also show how it is pronounced), is the capital of
Rapa and the rest of the
Bass Islands
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of
French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze")
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, song_type = Regional anthem
, song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui"
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. It is located on both sides of the Baie d'Ahuréi.
Ahuréi consists of two suburbs: South Ahuréi, on the south side of the Baie d'Ahuréi, and North Ahuréi, on the north side of the Baie d'Ahuréi.
The town is the southernmost permanently inhabited settlement where
French is an official language (not counting settlements with no civilian population).
Climate
The town features a
humid subtropical climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
Cfa) that closely borders on a
tropical rainforest climate
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(Köppen Af).
References
Geography of the Austral Islands
Populated places in French Polynesia
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