Taiarapu-Ouest

Taiarapu-Ouest (literally "Ta'iarapu West") is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Tai'arapu-Ouest is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.[2] At the 2017 census it had a population of 8,078.[3]

Taiarapu-Ouest
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Location of Taiarapu-Ouest
Coordinates: 17°50′S 149°17′W
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionÎles du Vent
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Tetuanui Hamblin[1]
Area
1
104.3 km2 (40.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
8,078
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code
98748 /98725
Elevation0–1,306 m (0–4,285 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune extends over half of the peninsula of Tahiti Iti ("small Tahiti", a.k.a. Tai'arapu).

Taiarapu-Ouest consists of the following associated communes:

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Vairao.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20026,081    
20077,002+15.1%
20127,639+9.1%
20178,078+5.7%

References


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