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Its population was 189,517 in 2017, [1] making it by far the most populous island in French Polynesia and accounting for 68.7% of its total population; the 2022 Census recorded a population of 191,779. Tahiti is the economic, cultural, and political centre of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity and an overseas country of the French Republic.
Demographics of French Polynesia. Demographic features of the population of French Polynesia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
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 .
The Windward Islands (French: Îles du Vent [il dy vɑ̃]) are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. These islands were also previously named the Georgian Islands in honour of King George III of the United Kingdom .
Total population; c. 185,000 (Ethnic Tahitians worldwide) Regions with significant populations French Polynesia 178,133 (on Tahiti only, August 2007 census) United States: 5,062 (2010) [1] New Zealand: 1,737 (2018) [2] Languages; Tahitian, French: Religion; Predominantly Christian (Reformed and Roman Catholic) Tahitian mythology (minority ...
Taiʻarapu-Est (literally "Tai'arapu East") is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.The commune of Taiʻarapu-Est is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands [3] At the 2022 census it had a population of 13,602. [2]
1.3% in the overseas departments and territories of France other than French Polynesia (0.9% in New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna; 0.4% in the other overseas departments and collectivities) (down from 1.6% at the 2007 census) 0.6% in Southeast Asia and East Asia (down from 0.7% at the 2007 census)
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.