Punaauia

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Coordinates: 17°38′S 149°36′W / -17.63, -149.6

Commune of Punaauia

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Administration
Country France
Overseas community French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision Windward Islands
Commune centre Punaauia
Mayor Rony Tumahai
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–2,241 m
Land area 75.9 km²
Population¹
(Aug. 2007 census)
25,441
 - Density 335/km² (2007 census)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 98738/ 98718
1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

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