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Papeete (Tahitian: Papeʻete, pronounced [pa.pe.ʔe.te]; old name: Vaiʻete [4]) is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Papeete is located on the island of Tahiti , in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands , of which Papeete is the ...
Capital of French Polynesia and 3rd largest commune. Pīraʻe: 14,068: 35.4 km 2 (13.7 sq mi) 397/km 2 (1,030/sq mi) Located between Papeʻete and Arue. Punaʻauia: 28,781: 75.9 km 2 (29.3 sq mi) 379/km 2 (980/sq mi) French painter Paul Gauguin lived in Punaʻauia in the 1890s. Punaʻauia is the 2nd largest commune in French Polynesia ...
Name Population (2002) Area (km 2) Density (people/km 2) 1: Faa'a: 28 339: 34.2: 831 2: Papeete: ... Media related to Populated places in French Polynesia at ...
Largest city: Faʻaʻā ... Papeete, located on Tahiti, is the capital of French Polynesia. ... Islands of French Polynesia Name Land area (km 2) [2]
The population of the islands is concentrated in the coastal regions and becomes increasingly sparse towards the mountainous center of the islands. The main island of Tahiti (Îles du Vent), where 50% of the inhabitants live, is also home to the capital of French Polynesia, the city of Papeete.
Faʻaʻā extends inland about 15 km (9 mi). Mount Orohena is in the mountains of Faʻaʻā. The mountain is the highest point in French Polynesia at 2,200 m (7,300 ft). Tahiti Iti is just to the southeast of the commune. Moʻorea, which is Tahiti's sister island, is located just 15 km (9.3 mi) across the Pacific Ocean.
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Faaʻa International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Tahiti-Faaa), also known as Tahiti International Airport (IATA: PPT, ICAO: NTAA), is the international airport of French Polynesia, located in the commune of Faaa, on the island of Tahiti. It is situated 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Papeete, the capital city of the overseas ...