Pueu | |
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Coordinates: 17°44′14″S 149°13′36″W / 17.73722°S 149.22667°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Commune | Taiarapu-Est |
Population (2022)
[1] | 2,076 |
Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
Pueu is a village and district on the east coast of Tahiti, 66 km (41 mi) south east of Papeʻete [2] and northwest by road from Tautira.
The village lies on a lagoon. [3]
The Spaniards named the harbour within the Pueu reef "Puerto de la Virgen". [4]
In 1958, 61.6% of the villagers of the district voted for independence. [5]
It hosts a spiritual festival on Christmas Day. [6]
Pueu contains an old church [7] and the Te Anuanua Hotel, located to the southeast of the church, with four duplex bungalows. [2] [8]
Pueu | |
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Coordinates: 17°44′14″S 149°13′36″W / 17.73722°S 149.22667°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
Commune | Taiarapu-Est |
Population (2022)
[1] | 2,076 |
Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
Pueu is a village and district on the east coast of Tahiti, 66 km (41 mi) south east of Papeʻete [2] and northwest by road from Tautira.
The village lies on a lagoon. [3]
The Spaniards named the harbour within the Pueu reef "Puerto de la Virgen". [4]
In 1958, 61.6% of the villagers of the district voted for independence. [5]
It hosts a spiritual festival on Christmas Day. [6]
Pueu contains an old church [7] and the Te Anuanua Hotel, located to the southeast of the church, with four duplex bungalows. [2] [8]