Taiarapu-Ouest (literally "Ta'iarapu West") is a commune of

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, an overseas territory of

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in the

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. The commune of Tai'arapu-Ouest 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 Austr ...

, in the

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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 8,078.Répartition de la population en Polynésie française en 2017
Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française The commune extends over half of the peninsula of Tahiti Iti ("small Tahiti", a.k.a. Tai'arapu). Taiarapu-Ouest consists of the following associated communes: * Teahupoo *

Toahotu Toahotu is an associated commune located in the commune of Taiarapu-Ouest on the island of Tahiti, in French Polynesia. References

Towns and villages in Tahiti {{FrenchPolynesia-geo-stub ...

Vairao Vairao, also Port Vairao and Matiti, is a small port town and district on the southwest coast of Tahiti, just to the northwest of Teahupo'o Teahupoo () is a village on the southwestern coast of the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, in the sou ...

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

Population

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Communes of French Polynesia {{FrenchPolynesia-geo-stub