Arue, French Polynesia

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Commune of Arue

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The atoll of Tetiaroa lies outside of the map.
Administration
Country France
Overseas community French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision Windward Islands
Commune centre Arue
Mayor Philip Schyle
2003 – present
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–1,305 m
Land area 21.45 km²
Population¹
(Aug. 2007 census)
9,458
 - Density 441[1]/km² (2007 census)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 98712/ 98701
1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France
For other places with the same name, see Arue.

Arue is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Arue is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.

The commune of Arue includes the atoll of Tetiaroa (5.85 km²/2.26 sq. miles; property of Marlon Brando's family), located 58 km (36 miles) north of Tahiti.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ 606 pers./km² on the mainland part of Arue proper.


Coordinates: 44°04′N, 0°21′W