Afaʻahiti | |
Insee: | 987 |
Type: | Associated commune |
Commune: | Taiarapu-Est |
Coordinates: | -17.7361°N -149.3083°W |
Utc Offset: | −10:00 |
Map Caption: | Location within Tahiti |
Population: | 6829 |
Population Date: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Afaʻahiti is a village and associated commune in Tahiti. It is located on Tahiti Iti (little Tahiti) close to the isthmus, which connects Tahiti Nui (big Tahiti) to Tahiti Iti. The area is rural with many small villages. The official languages are French and Tahitian. The currency is the Pacific franc (XPF). Population as of 2022 was 6,829. Tahiti's west coast freeway runs nearby the commune. The Faaa International Airport is another way to transport in Afaʻahiti.
Afaʻahiti has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Afaʻahiti is . The average annual rainfall is with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around, and lowest in August, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Afaʻahiti was on 7 March 1979; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 July 1984.