Pirae
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Commune of Pirae | |
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Administrative subdivision | Windward Islands |
Commune centre | Pirae |
Mayor | Édouard Fritch |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 0 m–2,066 m |
Land area | 35.4 km² |
Population¹ (2002 census) |
14,499 |
- Density (2002 census) | 410/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 98736/ 98716 |
¹ Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Pirae is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Pirae is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.