Taiarapu-Est

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Commune of Taiarapu-Est
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The island of Mehetia lies outside of the map.
Administration
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	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).

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.