Papeete | |
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 Marina of Papeete and city centre | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands | |
Location of  | |
| Coordinates: 17°32′06″S 149°34′11″W / 17.535°S 149.5696°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Subdivision | Windward Islands |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1995–present) | Michel Buillard |
| Area 1 | 17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 299.5 km2 (115.6 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2017 census) | 26,926 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 136,771 |
| • Urban density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98735 /98714 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Papeete is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the French Republic. The commune is located on the north-west of the island of Tahiti in the Pacific Ocean. As of 2017, there were 26,926 people living there.
