page_title: Raroia
hierarchical_section_title: Raroia
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: NASA-Astronautenbild des Raroia-Atolls (Tuamotu-Archipel, Französisch-Polynesien) im Pazifischen Ozean English: NASA astronaut image of Raroia Atoll (Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia) in the Pacific Ocean
context_page_description: Raroia, or Raro-nuku, is an atoll of the Tuamotus chain in French Polynesia, located 740 km northeast of Tahiti and 6 km southwest of Takume. Administratively it is a part of the commune of Makemo.
  The oval-shaped atoll measures 43 km by 14 km and has a land area of 41 km². A navigable waterway leads to the central lagoon, which has an area of 359 km². The population as of the 2012 census was 233. The town of Garumaoa is the main settlement. Raroians live principally on fishing, copra cultivation, and pearl farming.
context_section_description: Raroia, or  Raro-nuku, is an atoll of the Tuamotus chain in French Polynesia, located 740 km northeast of Tahiti and 6 km southwest of Takume. Administratively it is a part of the commune of Makemo.
  The oval-shaped atoll measures 43 km by 14 km and has a land area of 41 km². A navigable waterway leads to the central lagoon, which has an area of 359 km². The population as of the 2012 census was 233. The town of Garumaoa is the main settlement. Raroians live principally on fishing, copra cultivation, and pearl farming.
caption: NASA picture of Raroia Atoll
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