Pīraʻe Explained

Pīraʻe
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Pirae (Polynésie française).svg
Map Size:270
Adjustable Map:Pirae.png
Map Caption:Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Administrative Subdivision:Windward Islands
Utc Offset:−10:00
Insee:98736
Postal Code:98716
Mayor:Édouard Fritch[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:-17.5321°N -149.541°W
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:2066
Area Km2:35.4
Population:14068
Population Date:2022
Population Footnotes:[2]

Pīraʻe pronounced as /ty/ is a commune in the suburbs of Papeʻete in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française. fr. Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia. Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
  3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2005/12/20/DOMA0500013D/jo/texte Décret n° 2005-1611 du 20 décembre 2005 pris pour l'application du statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française