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Taiarapu-Est |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The island of Mehetia lies outside of the map. | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Administrative subdivision | Windward Islands |
| Mayor | Sylve Perry |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–1,306 m (0–4,285 ft) |
| Land area | 218.3 km2 (84.3 sq mi) |
| Population1 | 11,549 (August 2007 census) |
| - Density | 53 /km2 (140 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98747/ 98719 |
| 1 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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 kilometres (70 mi) east of Tahiti Iti. The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Taravao, on the isthmus linking Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Iti.
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