Taiʻarapu-Est

 ( Communes Of French Polynesia ) 

Taiʻarapu-Est (literally "Tai'arapu East") is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taiʻarapu-Est is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance At the 2022 census it had a population of 13,602. The whole island of Mehetia is part of the commune.

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Population

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Overview The commune extends over a part of Tahiti Nui ("big Tahiti") and half of the peninsula of Tahiti Iti ("small Tahiti", aka Taiʻarapu). The commune also includes the uninhabited island of Mehetia (2.3 km²/0.9 sq. miles), located east of Tahiti Iti.

Taʻiarapu-Est consists of the following associated communes:

• Afaahiti
• Faaone
• Pueu
• Tautira

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Afaahiti. Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance

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Climate

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See also

• Afatauri
• Tepati

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