Taiʻarapu-Est
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Taiʻarapu-Est (literally "Tai'arapu East") is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Taiʻarapu-Est is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands At the 2022 census it had a population of 13,602. The whole island of Mehetia is part of the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10,427 | — |
| 2007 | 11,549 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 12,253 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 12,701 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 13,602 | +7.1% |
Overview
The commune extends over a part of Tahiti Nui ("big Tahiti") and half of the peninsula of Tahiti Iti ("small Tahiti", aka Taiʻarapu). The commune also includes the uninhabited island of Mehetia (2.3 km2/0.9 sq. miles), located 112 kilometres (70 mi) east of Tahiti Iti.
Taʻiarapu-Est consists of the following associated communes:
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Afaʻahiti.
Climate
| Climate data for Taiarapu-Est (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.9 (84.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.1 (79.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.3 (73.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 367.0 (14.45) | 294.2 (11.58) | 304.2 (11.98) | 269.9 (10.63) | 307.1 (12.09) | 219.4 (8.64) | 177.0 (6.97) | 121.2 (4.77) | 184.3 (7.26) | 263.4 (10.37) | 306.1 (12.05) | 420.9 (16.57) | 3,234.7 (127.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 23.0 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 16.7 | 18.9 | 21.7 | 212.1 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization |