Taiarapu-Ouest (literally "Ta'iarapu West") is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Tai'arapu-Ouest is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.[2] At the 2017 census it had a population of 8,078.[3]

Taiarapu-Ouest
Commune
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Location of Taiarapu-Ouest
Coordinates: 17°50′S 149°17′W
Country	France
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia
Subdivision	Îles du Vent
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Tetuanui Hamblin[1]
Area 1	104.3 km2 (40.3 sq mi)
Population  (2017)	8,078
• Density	77/km2 (200/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. Tai'arapu).

Taiarapu-Ouest consists of the following associated communes:

• Teahupoo
• Toahotu
• Vairao

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

Population

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