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Commune of Papeete
Location
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Administration
Country France
Overseas community French Polynesia
(capital city)
Administrative subdivision Windward Islands
(administrative capital)
Commune centre Papeete
Mayor Michel Buillard
(1995 – present)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–621 m
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Population¹
(Aug. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. 2007 census)		 26,017
 - Density 1,495/km² (2007 census)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 98735/ 98714
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Papeete ("water from a basket",[1] see footnote for variant spelling) (pronounced [papeʔete]) is the capital of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Papeete ("water from a basket" see footnote for variant spelling (papeʔete is the Capital of French Polynesia, an overseas territory French Polynesia ( French: Polynésie française, Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is a French Overseas collectivity in the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The commune (municipality) of Papeete is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, of which Papeete is the administrative capital. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Tahiti is the largest Island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the Archipelago of Society Islands in the French Polynesia ( French: Polynésie française, Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is a French Overseas collectivity in the The Windward Islands (Îles du Vent are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an Overseas collectivity of France in The French High Commissioner also resides in Papeete. High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking special executive positions held by a commission of appointment [2] It is the primary center of Tahitian and French Polynesian public and private governmental, commercial, industrial and financial services, the hub of French Polynesian tourism and a commonly used Port of call. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo [3] The Windward Islands are themselves part of the Society Islands. The Society Islands ( French: Îles de la Société or officially Archipel de la Société) are a group of Islands in the south Pacific

The urban area of Papeete had a total population of 131,695 inhabitants at the August 2007 census, 26,017 of whom lived in the commune of Papeete proper. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. [4]

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History

Papeete Waterfront
Papeete Waterfront

The area that now constitutes Papeete was first settled by the British missionary William Crook of the London Missionary Society in 1818. [5] Queen Pōmare IV moved her court to Papeete and made it her capital in the late 1820s, and the town grew into a major regional shipping and transportation center. Pōmare IV Queen of Tahiti ( 28 February 1813 - 17 September 1877) more properly Aimata Pōmare IV Vahine-o-Punuateraitua (otherwise [6] Papeete was retained as Tahiti's capital after France took control of the Tahitian Islands and made them a protectorate in 1842. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. [7] Herman Melville was imprisoned in Papeete in 1842; his experiences there became the basis for the novel Omoo. Herman Melville (August 1 1819 &ndash September 28 1891 was an American novelist Short story writer Essayist and poet Omoo A Narrative of the South Seas is Herman Melville 's sequel to Typee, and as such was also autobiographical [8] Paul Gauguin journeyed to and toured Papeete in 1891 and, except for a two-year period in 1893-1895, never returned to France. Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903 was a leading Post-Impressionist painter. [9] Robert Louis Stevenson also spent time in Papeete in 1888. Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850–3 December 1894 was a Scottish novelist poet and travel writer, and a representative of Neo-romanticism in [10] Half of Papeete was destroyed by a major fire in 1884, which then prohibited the use of native building materials. [11] A major cyclone caused extensive damage to the city in 1906, and a French naval vessel was sunk in the harbor in October 1914 by two German men-of war, which bombarded Papeete. [12] [1]

The growth of the city was boosted by the decision to move the nuclear weapon test range from Algeria to the atolls of Mururoa and Fangataufa, some 1,500 km at the east of Tahiti; this originated in particular in the construction of the Faa'a airport next to Pape'ete, the only international airport in French Polynesia. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Mururoa (Mururura Moruroa also historically known as Aopuni, ( Fangataufa (Fangatafoa is a small low narrow Coral Atoll in the eastern side of the Tuamotu Archipelago. Faa'a International Airport or Tahiti Faa'a International Airport (Aéroport International Tahiti Faa'a is located in the commune (municipality In 1983, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built the Papeete Tahiti Temple here because of the large number of members in the region. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known The Papeete Tahiti Temple is the 27th constructed and 25th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On September 5, 1995 the government of Jacques Chirac conducted the first of the last series of nuclear test detonations off the shores of Moruroa. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Mururoa (Mururura Moruroa also historically known as Aopuni, ( A resulting riot in Papeete lasted for two days and damaged the international airport, injured 40 people, and scared away tourism for some time. [13][14](Similar rioting occurred after another French nuclear test in the same area in 1987). Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)

Demographics

Cathedral of Papeete
Cathedral of Papeete

The urban area of Papeete had a total population of 131,695 inhabitants at the August 2007 census, 26,017 of whom lived in the commune of Papeete proper. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The urban area of Papeete is made up of 7 communes:

Construction has boomed since the 1960s due to an influx of 35,000 immigrants (20,000 from France and 15,000 from French Polynesia's outer islands) in response to an improved infrastructure and France's nuclear testing program. Punaauia is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Pirae is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Mahina is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Paea is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. For other places with the same name see Arue. Arue is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia [15]

Travel and tourism

Presidency of Papeete
Presidency of Papeete

Arrival and departure

Traveling tourists arrive and depart Papeete via cruise ship at Papeete Harbor or domestic airline at Faa'a International Airport, which was completed and opened in 1962. A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience Faa'a International Airport or Tahiti Faa'a International Airport (Aéroport International Tahiti Faa'a is located in the commune (municipality

Transportation

Primary roads consist of the 3-lane "Boulevard Pomare" along the city's harbor front which extends into a 4-lane highway.

Climate

Sights

Shopping

Papeete Market
Papeete Market

Papeete in popular culture

Note

The name Papeete is sometimes spelled Pape‘ete in Tahitian, using the okina to represent the glottal stop, as promoted by the Académie Tahitienne and accepted by the territorial government [2]. Tahitian, a Tahitic language, is one of the two official languages of French Polynesia (along with French) Encoding and displaying the Polynesian glottal Old conventions In plain ASCII the glottal is sometimes represented by the apostrophe character (' This article is about the sound in spoken language For the letter see Glottal stop (letter. Most often, however, this is omitted.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Kay, p102
  2. ^ Kay, p106
  3. ^ Kay, p106
  4. ^ (French) Institut Statistique de Polynésie Française (ISPF). The Windward Islands (Îles du Vent are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an Overseas collectivity of France in Recensement de la population 2007 (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-12-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire
  5. ^ Kay, p102
  6. ^ Kay, p102
  7. ^ Kay, p106
  8. ^ Kay, p108
  9. ^ Kay, pp462-464
  10. ^ Kay, p466
  11. ^ Kay, p106
  12. ^ Kay, p106
  13. ^ New York Times coverage of Atomic tests resumption in Tahiti
  14. ^ New York Times coverage of riot at Tahiti's international airport
  15. ^ Kay, p106

References

External links

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Dictionary

Papeete

-proper noun

  1. The capital city of French Polynesia, on the island of Tahiti.
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