Capital city · French Polynesia · Oceania
Papeete
Iles du Vent · French Polynesia
City population
26,357
#2
in French Polynesia
#2
in Iles du Vent
#20,138
worldwide
-17.535, -149.568
About Papeete
Papeete is the capital of French Polynesia, with a city population of 26,357. It is the 2nd largest of the 3 cities of 15,000 or more listed in French Polynesia, and the 20,138th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Iles du Vent
Rank in region
#2of 3
Capital
National capital
Elevation
42 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Pacific/Tahiti
Coordinates
-17.535, -149.568
Record updated
2024-06-04
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 3 in French PolynesiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.