Pā'ea is a
commune in the suburbs of
Pape'ete in
French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze")
, anthem =
, song_type = Regional anthem
, song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui"
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, an overseas territory of
France in the southern
Pacific Ocean. Pā'ea is located on the island of
Tahiti, in the
administrative subdivision of the
Windward Islands, themselves part of the
Society Islands.
[Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française]
Légifrance At the 2017 census it had a population of 13,021.
[Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017]
Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française
Tahiti's west coast freeway runs through Pā'ea and ends in
Teahupo'o down south. Going northbound would take drivers toward
Pape'ete.
The area of Pā'ea was first settled by Polynesian explorers.
Captain James Cook had arrived in 1769. Pā'ea was part of the
Kingdom of Tahiti until
France claimed the islands of
French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze")
, anthem =
, song_type = Regional anthem
, song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui"
, image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg
, map_alt = Location of Frenc ...
. The
Faaa International Airport
Faa'a International Airport (french: Aéroport international de Tahiti-Faaa), also known as Tahiti International Airport , is the international airport of French Polynesia, located in the commune of Faaa, on the island of Tahiti. It is situated ...
was built in 1962 and opened later on. The now defunct
Air Moorea
Air Moorea was a French airline based on the grounds of Faa'a International Airport in Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France near Papeete. It operated passenger services within the Polynesian islands. Its main base was Faa'a International Airport ...
's flight 1121 crashed while it was flying to
Mo'orea. Close to where the crash site is located lies a rock with the names of those people killed in the accident.
Mo'orea is north of Pā'ea and is seen as a gray mound sticking out of the
Pacific Ocean.
Mount Orohena
Mont Orohena is a mountain located in the South Pacific, on the island of Tahiti. With an elevation of above sea level, it is the highest point of French Polynesia. Mont Orohena is an extinct volcano.
See also
* List of Ultras of Oceania
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is a major mountain nearby measuring 7,330 feet tall.
Geography
Climate
Paea has a
tropical rainforest climate (
Köppen climate classification ''Af''). The average annual temperature in Paea is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around , and lowest in July, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Paea was on 19 March 1998; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 30 August 1976.
Population
See also
*
Faaa
Faaā (also Faaa or Faaʻā; ) is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas country
The special territories of members of the European Economic Area (EEA) are the 32 special territories of EU member states and E ...
References
Communes of French Polynesia
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