Taiʻarapu-Ouest
Commune in French Polynesia, France
Commune in French Polynesia, France
Location of Taiʻarapu-Ouest
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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.[3] At the 2022 census it had a population of 8,371.[2]
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:
- Teahupo'o
- Toahotu
- Vairao
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Vairao.[4]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2002 | 6,081 | — |
2007 | 7,002 | +15.1% |
2012 | 7,639 | +9.1% |
2017 | 8,078 | +5.7% |
2022 | 8,371 | +3.6% |
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia] (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
- ^ Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
- ^ Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française, Légifrance
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