Taiʻarapu-Ouest
Taiʻarapu-Ouest | |
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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 | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Windward Islands |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Tetuanui Hamblin |
Area 1 | 104.3 km2 (40.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 8,371 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98748 /98725 |
| Elevation | 0–1,306 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. At the 2022 census it had a population of 8,371.
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.