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Associated commune of Tai'arapu-Est in French Polynesia, France
Pūeu
Associated commune of Tai'arapu-Est
Pueu is located in TahitiPueuLocation within Tahiti
Location of Pūeu
Coordinates: 17°44′14″S 149°13′36″W / 17.73722°S 149.22667°W / -17.73722; -149.22667
CountryFrance
Overseas collectivityFrench Polynesia
CommuneTai'arapu-Est
Population2,076
Time zoneUTC−10:00

Pūeu is a village and district on the east coast of Tahiti, 66 km (41 mi) south east of Papeʻete and northwest by road from Tautira.

Geography

The village lies on a lagoon.

History

The Spaniards named the harbour within the Pūeu reef "Puerto de la Virgen".

In 1958, 61.6% of the villagers of the district voted for independence.

Culture

It hosts a spiritual festival on Christmas Day.

Pūeu contains an old church and the Te Anuanua Hotel, located to the southeast of the church, with four duplex bungalows.

References

  1. "Les résultats du recensement de la population 2022 de Polynésie française" [Results of the 2022 population census of French Polynesia] (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique de la Polynésie française. January 2023.
  2. ^ Erickson, Joan (August 1979). Islands of the South Pacific. Lane Pub. Co. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-376-06385-4. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  3. "Pueu village". Papeete.com. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. Rodríguez, Máximo (1967). The quest and occupation of Tahiti by emissaries of Spain during the years 1772-1776: told in despatches and other contemporary documents translated into English and compiled with notes and an introd. Kraus Reprint. p. 256. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. Australian National University (1991). The Journal of Pacific history. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  6. Stillman, Amy Ku'uleialoha (1991). Hīmene Tahiti: ethnoscientific and ethnohistorical perspectives on choral singing and Protestant hymnody in the Society Islands, French Polynesia. Harvard. p. 179. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  7. "Pueu village". Papeete.com. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  8. Stanley, David (January 2000). South Pacific handbook. David Stanley. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-56691-172-6. Retrieved 1 July 2011.


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