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
Commune
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 (2020–2026) 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
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
  3. Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017, Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
  4. Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance


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