Taiʻarapu-Ouest

Taiʻarapu-Ouest (literally "Taiʻarapu West") is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taiʻarapu-Ouest is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.^[3] At the 2022 census it had a population of 8,371.^[2]

Taiʻarapu-Ouest
Commune
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Location of Taiʻarapu-Ouest
Coordinates: 17°50′S 149°17′W
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Subdivision	Windward Islands
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Tetuanui Hamblin[1]
Area 1	104.3 km2 (40.3 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,371
• Density	80.26/km2 (207.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−10:00
INSEE/Postal code	98748 /98725
Elevation	0–1,306 m (0–4,285 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 extends over half of the peninsula of Tahiti Iti ("small Tahiti", a.k.a. Taiʻarapu).

Taiʻarapu-Ouest consists of the following associated communes:

• Teahupo'o
• Toahotu
• Vairao

The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Vairao.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	6,081	—
2007	7,002	+15.1%
2012	7,639	+9.1%
2017	8,078	+5.7%
2022	8,371	+3.6%