Taiarapu-Est
Taiarapu-Est is a municipality on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia . It consists of the sub-municipalities ( communes associées }}) Afaahiti-Taravao as the main town (Chef-lieu), Faaone, Pueu and Tautira. The uninhabited volcanic island of Mehetia, 110 km east of Tahiti, also belongs to the latter . They cover a total area of 216 km². The Isthmus of Taravao, which connects the two peninsulas Tahiti Nui ("Greater Tahiti") and Tahiti Iti ("Little Tahiti"), is located in the area of the Afaahiti-Taravao sub-municipality .
Sub-municipalities ( communes associées )
|
commune associée |
Area km² |
Population 2007 |
Population density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afaahiti (-Taravao) | 35.1 | 5280 | 150.4 |
| Faaone | 64.9 | 1877 | 28.9 |
| Pueu | 29.1 | 2037 | 70.0 |
| Tautira | 86.9 | 2344 | 27.0 |
Taiarapu-Est Parish |
218.3 | 11538 | 52.9 |
The island of Mehetia also belongs to the sub-municipality of Tautira.
Infrastructure
schools
- École maternelle de Tamahere in Taravao
- École primaire Ohiteitei in Taravao
Colleges
- Le Collège du Sacré-Coeur in Taravao
- Le Collège de Taiarapu-nui in Taravao
Others
- Lykeion in Taravao
- Municipal administration in Taravao
Population development
| year | 1977 | 1983 | 1988 | 1996 | 2002 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4361 | 5317 | 6602 | 8815 | 10315 | 11549 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ R1 Population sans doubles comptes, the subdivisions, communes et communes associées de Polynésie française, de 1971 à 1996
- ^ ISPF Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française: Recensement 2007 - Population: Chiffres clés. Subdivisions et communes ( Memento of the original dated February 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
