What is the largest city of Polynésie française?

Faaa, with 29,826 inhabitants, ahead of Punaauia (28,781).

How many cities does Polynésie française have?

13 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Polynésie française has far more communes than that.

Which city of Polynésie française is the densest?

Papeete, at 1,503 inhab./km², against 186 inhab./km² for the cities of Polynésie française taken together.

Which cities are in Polynésie française?

Faaa (29,826), Punaauia (28,781), Papeete (26,654), Moorea-Maiao (18,201), Mahina (14,623), Pirae (14,068), Taiarapu-Est (13,602), Paea (12,756), Papara (11,743), Teva I Uta (10,837). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.

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Cities of Polynésie française

Polynésie française carries 13 cities in this dataset, 212,367 inhabitants between them. The largest is Faaa (29,826), the smallest Hitiaa O Te Ra (10,196).

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Cities13
Inhabitants212,367
DensestPapeete1,503 inhab./km²
Largest areaHitiaa O Te Ra219 km²

The 13 cities of Polynésie française, largest first
Rank	City	Population	Density inhab./km²	Area km²
1	Faaa	29,826	820	36.4
2	Punaauia	28,781	366	78.6
3	Papeete	26,654	1,503	17.7
4	Moorea-Maiao	18,201	124	146.5
5	Mahina	14,623	281	52
6	Pirae	14,068	417	33.8
7	Taiarapu-Est	13,602	62	218.8
8	Paea	12,756	204	62.5
9	Papara	11,743	126	92.9
10	Teva I Uta	10,837	90	120.2
11	Bora-Bora	10,758	267	40.3
12	Arue	10,322	497	20.8
13	Hitiaa O Te Ra	10,196	47	219

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

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What is the largest city of Polynésie française?: Faaa, with 29,826 inhabitants, ahead of Punaauia (28,781).
How many cities does Polynésie française have?: 13 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Polynésie française has far more communes than that.
Which city of Polynésie française is the densest?: Papeete, at 1,503 inhab./km², against 186 inhab./km² for the cities of Polynésie française taken together.
Which cities are in Polynésie française?: Faaa (29,826), Punaauia (28,781), Papeete (26,654), Moorea-Maiao (18,201), Mahina (14,623), Pirae (14,068), Taiarapu-Est (13,602), Paea (12,756), Papara (11,743), Teva I Uta (10,837). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.