Ta'iarapu-Est (literally "Tai'arapu East") is a commune 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 French ...

, an overseas territory of

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in the

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. The commune of Tai'arapu-Est is located on the island of

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...

, in the administrative subdivision of the

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, themselves part of the

Society Islands The Society Islands (french: Îles de la Société, officially ''Archipel de la Société;'' ty, Tōtaiete mā) are an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean. Politically, they are part of French Polynesia, an overseas country of the F ...

.Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française

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At the 2017 census it had a population of 12,701.Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017
Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française

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The commune extends over a part of Tahiti Nui ("big Tahiti") and half of the peninsula of Tahiti Iti ("small Tahiti", aka Tai'arapu). The commune also includes the uninhabited island of Mehetia (2.3 km²/0.9 sq. miles), located east of Tahiti Iti. Ta'iarapu-Est consists of the following associated communes: *

Afaahiti Afa'ahiti is a village and district in Tahiti. It is located on Tahiti-Iti (little Tahiti) close to the Plateau of Taravao, which connects Tahiti-Nui (big Tahiti) to Tahiti-Iti. The area is rural with many small villages. The official languag ...

Faaone Faaone is an associated commune located in the commune of Taiarapu-Est on the island of Tahiti, in French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tah ...

Pueu Pueu is a village and district on the east coast of Tahiti, south east of Papeete and northwest by road from Tautira. Geography The village lies on a lagoon. History The Spaniards named the harbour within the Pueu reef "Puerto de la Virge ...

Tautira Tautira is a Polynesian beach village, valley, and point on the south-east coast of the island of Tahiti in the Pacific. It is part of the commune Taiarapu-Est. With a population of 2338 (in 2007), it is located 49 kilometres southeast of the Tah ...

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of

.Décret n°72-407 du 17 mai 1972 portant création de communes dans le territoire de la Polynésie française

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Communes of French Polynesia {{FrenchPolynesia-geo-stub

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