Arue, French Polynesia

For other places with the same name, see Arue (disambiguation).

Arue is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Arue is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands,^[3] themselves part of the Society Islands. At the 2022 census it had a population of 10,322.^[2]

Arue
Commune
The coastline of Arue, with Papeete on the horizon
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands. The atoll of Tetiaroa lies outside of the map.
Location of Arue
Coordinates: 17°30′58″S 149°30′42″W
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Subdivision	Windward Islands
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Teura Mare Iriti[1]
Area 1	20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	10,322
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code	98712 /98701
Elevation	0–1,305 m (0–4,281 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune of Arue includes the atoll of Tetiaroa,^[4] population 240 in 2017,^[5] (5.85 km²/2.26 sq. miles; property of Marlon Brando's family), located 58 km (36 mi) north of Tahiti.

History

The area of Arue was first settled by travelers from Asia during the year of 1000. They had built houses out of grass and mud. The Polynesians had hunted fish with spears. Captain James Cook had arrived at Tahiti to observe the Transit of Venus.^[6]

The James Norman Hall Museum is located in Arue - it is a historic house museum that exhibits the home of the writer of The Bounty Trilogy as it was in 1951.^[7]