Pueu
Pūeu | |
|---|---|
Associated commune of Tai'arapu-Est | |
  Location within Tahiti | |
Location of Pūeu  | |
| Coordinates: 17°44′14″S 149°13′36″W / 17.73722°S 149.22667°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | French Polynesia |
| Commune | Tai'arapu-Est |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,076 |
| Time zone | UTC−10:00 |
Pūeu 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.
Geography
The village lies on a lagoon.[3]
History
The Spaniards named the harbour within the Pūeu reef "Puerto de la Virgen".[4]
In 1958, 61.6% of the villagers of the district voted for independence.[5]
Culture
It hosts a spiritual festival on Christmas Day.[6]
Pūeu contains an old church[7] and the Te Anuanua Hotel, located to the southeast of the church, with four duplex bungalows.[2][8]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Erickson, Joan (August 1979). Islands of the South Pacific. Lane Pub. Co. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-376-06385-4. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Pueu village". Papeete.com. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Australian National University (1991). The Journal of Pacific history. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pueu village". Papeete.com. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ Stanley, David (January 2000). South Pacific handbook. David Stanley. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-56691-172-6. Retrieved 1 July 2011.