| Taputapuatea | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Map Size: | 270 |
| Adjustable Map: | Taputapuatea.png |
| Map Caption: | Location of the commune (in red) within the Leeward Islands |
| Administrative Subdivision: | Leeward Islands |
| Utc Offset: | −10:00 |
| Insee: | 98750 |
| Postal Code: | 98735 |
| Mayor: | Thomas Moutame[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | -16.8375°N -151.3589°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 0 |
| Elevation Max M: | 758 |
| Area Km2: | 88.5 |
| Population: | 5007 |
| Population Date: | 2022 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Whs: | Taputapuātea |
| Image Upright: | 1.2 |
| Location: | Raiatea, French Polynesia, France |
| Criteria: | (iii)(iv)(vi) |
| Id: | 1529 |
| Coordinates: | -16.8414°N -151.3724°W |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Area: | 2124ha |
| Buffer Zone: | 3363ha |
Taputapuatea is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taputapuatea is located on the island of Raiatea, in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands. At the 2022 census it had a population of 5,007.[2] The commune was named after a large marae complex which was the religious center of eastern Polynesia for roughly 1000 years.[3] The archaeological site of Taputapuatea marae is still today the most famous landmark of Raiatea, and it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017.[3]
Taputapuatea consists of the following associated communes:
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Avera.