Punaauia
Commune in French Polynesia, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Puna'auia is a commune in the suburbs of Papeʻete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Puna'auia is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.[2] In the late 1890s, the French painter Paul Gauguin lived in Puna'auia. Here he painted his masterpiece Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?. The commune borders Faʻaʻā on the north and Pāʻea on the south.
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Puna'auia | |
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Coordinates: 17°38′S 149°36′W | |
Country | France |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Subdivision | Windward Islands |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Simplicio Lissant[1] |
Area 1 | 75.9 km2 (29.3 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | 28,781 |
• Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 98738 /98718 |
Elevation | 0–2,241 m (0–7,352 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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