Taiarapu-Est
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| Commune of Taiarapu-Est | |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The island of Mehetia lies outside of the map. | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas community | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Windward Islands |
| Commune centre | Taravao |
| Mayor | Sylve Perry |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–1,306 m |
| Land area | 218.3 km² |
| Population¹ (2002 census) |
10,315 |
| - Density (2002 census) | 47/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98747/ 98719 |
| ¹ Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Taiarapu-Est (literally "Taiarapu East") is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taiarapu-Est is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.
The commune extends over a part of Tahiti Nui ("big Tahiti") and half of the peninsula of Tahiti Iti ("small Tahiti", aka Taiarapu). The commune also includes the uninhabited island of Mehetia (2.3 km²/0.9 sq. miles), located 112 km (70 miles) east of Tahiti Iti. The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Taravao, on the isthmus linking Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Iti.
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