Editing Tahiti (section)

== Administrative divisions ==
The island consists of 12 [[Communes of France|communes]], which, along with [[Mo{{okina}}orea-Mai{{okina}}ao]], make up the Windward Islands [[Administrative divisions of French Polynesia|administrative subdivision]].

The capital is [[Papeete|Pape{{okina}}etē]] and the largest commune by population is [[Fa{{okina}}a{{okina}}ā]] while [[Tai{{okina}}arapu-Est]] has the largest area.

=== Communes of Tahiti ===
The following is a list of communes and their subdivisions sorted alphabetically:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110222015712/http://www.ispf.pf/ispf/EnqRep/Recensement/Recens2007/TableauxEtCartes/Population.aspx Recensement 2007 – Population: Chiffres clés]. Iles Du Vent.ispf.pf</ref>
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! Commune !! Population <br>2022 Census !! Area !! Density <br>2022 Census!!class="unsortable" | Subdivisions <br>(with 2022 pop'n)!!class="unsortable" | Notes
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| [[Arue, French Polynesia|Arue]] ||10,322|| {{convert|21.45|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|481|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |||| [[Teti{{okina}}aroa]], an atoll north of Arue belongs to the commune.
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| [[Fa{{okina}}a{{okina}}ā]] ||29,826|| {{convert|34.2|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|872|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |||| Largest commune (by population) in Tahiti and French Polynesia.
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| [[Hitia{{okina}}a O Te Ra]]||10,196|| {{convert|218.2|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|47|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} ||[[Hitiaʻa (commune)|Hitia{{okina}}a]] (2,102), [[Maha{{okina}}ena]] (1,219), <br>[[Papeno{{okina}}o]] (3,900), [[Tiarei]] (2,975)|| The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Hitia{{okina}}a.
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| [[Māhina]] ||14,623|| {{convert|51.6|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|283|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |||| Close to the [[Papeno{{okina}}o River]].
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| [[Pā{{okina}}ea]] ||12,756|| {{convert|64.5|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|198|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} ||||
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| [[Paparā]] ||11,743|| {{convert|92.5|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|127|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} ||||
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| [[Papeete|Pape{{okina}}etē]] ||26,654|| {{convert|17.4|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|1532|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |||| Capital of French Polynesia and 3rd largest commune.
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| [[Pīra{{okina}}e]] ||14,068|| {{convert|35.4|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|397|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |||| Located between Pape{{okina}}ete and Arue.
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| [[Puna{{okina}}auia]] ||28,781|| {{convert|75.9|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|379|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} |||| French painter Paul Gauguin lived in Puna{{okina}}auia in the 1890s. <br>Puna{{okina}}auia is the 2nd largest commune in French Polynesia.
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| [[Tai{{okina}}arapu-Est]] ||13,602|| {{convert|218.3|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|62|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} ||[[Afa{{okina}}ahiti]] (6,829), [[Fa{{okina}}aone]] (2,170), <br>[[Pueu]] (2,076), [[Tautira]] (2,527)|| Extends over northern half of the peninsula of Tahiti Iti.<br>An offshore volcanic island called [[Mehetia]] belongs to the commune.
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| [[Tai{{okina}}arapu-Ouest]] ||8,371|| {{convert|104.3|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|80|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} ||[[Teahupo{{okina}}o]] (1,455), [[Toahotu]] (3,925), <br>[[Vairao]] (2,991)|| Extends over southern half of the peninsula of Tahiti Iti.
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| [[Teva I Uta]] ||10,837|| {{convert|119.5|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on}}|| {{convert|91|PD/sqkm|abbr=on|sortable=on}} ||[[Mataiea]] (5,391), [[Papeari]] (5,446)|| The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Mataiea.
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