Pirae

Coordinates: 17°31′56″S 149°32′28″W / 17.5321°S 149.541°W / -17.5321; -149.541
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Pīraʻe
Coat of arms of Pīraʻe
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Location of Pīraʻe
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Coordinates: 17°31′56″S 149°32′28″W / 17.5321°S 149.541°W / -17.5321; -149.541
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionWindward Islands
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Édouard Fritch[1]
Area
1
35.4 km2 (13.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
14,068
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code
98736 /98716
Elevation0–2,066 m (0–6,778 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pīraʻe [pi.ra.e] is a commune in the suburbs of Papeʻete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Pīraʻe is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.[3] It borders Papeʻete in the west and Arue in the east. At the 2022 census it had a population of 14,068.[2] The Stade Pater Te Hono Nui is a stadium located in the commune.

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia] (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
  3. ^ Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française, Légifrance