Pirae

Coordinates: 17°31′56″S 149°32′28″W / 17.5321°S 149.541°W / -17.5321; -149.541
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Pirae
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Location of the commune (in red) within the Windward Islands
Location of Pirae
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Coordinates: 17°31′56″S 149°32′28″W / 17.5321°S 149.541°W / -17.5321; -149.541
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
SubdivisionWindward Islands
Government
 • MayorÉdouard FRITCH
Area
1
35.4 km2 (13.7 sq mi)
Population
 (August 2007 census)
14,475
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code
98736 /98716
Elevation0–2,066 m (0–6,778 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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. It borders Papeete in the west and Arue in the east. The Stade Pater Te Hono Nui is a stadium located in the commune.

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