Vairao Explained

Vairao
Insee:	987
Type:	Associated commune
Commune:	Taiarapu-Ouest
Coordinates:	-17.8192°N -149.2922°W
Utc Offset:	−10:00
Map Caption:	Location within Tahiti
Population:	2991
Population Date:	2022
Population Footnotes:	^[1]

Vairao, also Port Vairao^[2] and Matiti, is a small port town and district on the southwest coast of Tahiti, just to the northwest of Teahupo'o.A town hall and sports centres lie in the northern part of the village and also features the Iti Diving International Centre, the only diving centre in Tahiti-Iti.^[3] Vairao Bay and lagoon is noted for its fishing.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Book: United States. Hydrographic Office. Pacific islands pilot. 1 July 2011. 1928. U.S. Govt. Print. Off..
3. Book: Blond. Becca. Brash. Celeste. Rogers. Hilary. Tahiti & French Polynesia. registration. 1 July 2011. 2006. Lonely Planet. 978-1-74059-998-6. 110.
4. Book: May, Stephen. Maverick heart: the further adventures of Zane Grey. registration. 1 July 2011. 15 October 2000. Ohio University Press. 978-0-8214-1317-3.
5. Book: Eldredge, Lucius G.. Perspectives in aquatic exotic species management in the Pacific Islands. 1 July 2011. 1994. South Pacific Commission. 978-982-203-402-8.