Papeete
capital of French Polynesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Papeete is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the French Republic. The commune is located on the north-west of the island of Tahiti in the Pacific Ocean. As of 2017, there were 26,926 people living there.[3]
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Papeete | |
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Coordinates: 17°32′06″S 149°34′11″W | |
Country | France |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Subdivision | Windward Islands |
Government | |
• Mayor (1995–present) | Michel Buillard |
Area 1[1] | 17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
• Urban | 299.5 km2 (115.6 sq mi) |
Population (August 2017 census[2]) | 26,926 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 136,771 |
• Urban density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 98735 /98714 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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