Pirae

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Coordinates: 17°31′S 149°32′W / -17.52, -149.53

Commune of Pirae

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Administration
Country France
Overseas community French Polynesia
Administrative subdivision Windward Islands
Commune centre Pirae
Mayor Béatrice Vernaudon
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–2,066 m
Land area 35.4 km²
Population¹
(Aug. 2007 census)
14,475
 - Density 409/km² (2007 census)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 98736/ 98716
1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Pirae is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Pirae is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.