Pīraʻe | |
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Coordinates: 17°31′56″S 149°32′28″W / 17.5321°S 149.541°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Subdivision | Windward Islands |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Édouard Fritch [1] |
Area 1 | 35.4 km2 (13.7 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | 14,209 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
INSEE/Postal code |
98736 /98716 |
Elevation | 0–2,066 m (0–6,778 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Pīraʻe [pi.ra.e] is a commune in the suburbs of Papeʻete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory 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. [2] It borders Papeʻete in the west and Arue in the east. At the 2017 census it had a population of 14,209. [3] The Stade Pater Te Hono Nui is a stadium located in the commune.