Editing Rikitea (section)

{{Short description|Town on Mangareva, part of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia}}
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|name                   = Rikitea
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|settlement_type        = Town
|image_skyline          =Vue Rikitea 2006.jpg
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|pushpin_map            = French Polynesia
|pushpin_label_position = left
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location in French Polynesia
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = {{flag|France}}
|subdivision_type1      =Overseas collectivity
|subdivision_name1      ={{flag|French Polynesia}}
|subdivision_type2      =Territory
|subdivision_name2      =Gambier Islands
|subdivision_type3      = Island
|subdivision_name3      =[[Mangareva]]
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'''Rikitea''' is a small town on [[Mangareva]], which is part of the [[Gambier Islands]] in [[French Polynesia]]. A majority of the islanders live in Rikitea.{{Sfn|Brash|Carillet|2009|p=240}}<ref name=French>{{Cite web|url=http://population.mongabay.com/population/french-polynesia/4030556/rikitea|title=Population of Rikitea, French Polynesia|access-date=15 June 2015|publisher= population.mongabay.com}}</ref> The island was a protectorate of [[France]] in 1871 and was annexed in 1881.{{Sfn|Stanley|1999|p=266}}