Taiʻarapu-Ouest
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Location of Taiʻarapu-Ouest
Coordinates: 17°50′S 149°17′W / 17.83°S 149.28°W / -17.83; -149.28
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionWindward Islands
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.

Taiʻarapu-Ouest (literally "Taiʻarapu West") is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taiʻarapu-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]

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

Taiʻarapu-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" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  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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