Landmark· Rimatara· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Amaru Village (Rimatara)
22° 38.8′ S · 152° 47.5′ W
Rimatara's capital on the north-east coast, with the mairie, gendarmerie, school, craft centre, royal cemetery and the flowering trees where the red-cheeked lorikeet feeds.
Practical
Coordinate is OSM's Amaru village node. Here: Mairie de Rimatara, Gendarmerie and police municipale, Centre artisanal communal (pandanus hats, peue mats, baskets, shell necklaces), Temple Ziona Tapu, two magasins and a bakery (see the separate entries), and Pension Ueue. Sights (ideoz): the royal cemetery and Amaru-Tuaporo cemetery; the Taorovea site, a former royal property; the remains of Tonohae marae; the Amaru marae about 100 m from the sea. Population of the whole island was 893 in 2022. Whale tours leave from Amaru in season.
Best for
Village life, crafts and the lorikeet
Nearby
- Amaru Bakery (Rimatara)Right here
- Gendarmerie de Rimatara (Amaru)Right here
- Rimatara LorikeetRight here
- Amaru Communal Craft Centre (Rimatara)0.1 NM away
- Haarua Te Matai Tohora Whale Tours (Amaru)0.1 NM away
- Magasin Monique Orafe (Amaru)0.1 NM away
- Rimatara Infirmary (Amaru)0.1 NM away
- Rimatara Post Office (Amaru)0.1 NM away