Papeete geodata
Papeete (Îles du Vent) is a capital of a political entity; located in French Polynesia in Pacific/Tahiti (GMT-10) time zone. With population of 26,357 people, there is 1 city with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in French Polynesia, 56.4% of cities are located further ↓South; 53.8% of cities are located further →East and 51.3% of cities have higher elevation than Papeete. Note1
Papeete GPS coordinates[2]
17° 32' 14.388" South, 149° 33' 59.4" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | -16.86566°, | -150.26963° |
| Center: | -17.53733°, | -149.5665° |
| Lower-right: | -18.20652°, | -148.86338° |
| Map W x H: | 149.1×149.1 km | = 92.6×92.6mi |
| max Lat: | -8.91093° ⇑43.6% North |
| Papeete: | -17.53733° |
| min Lat: | ⇓56.4% South -23.34722° |
| min Long | Papeete | max Long |
| -151.74913° | -149.5665° | -134.96858° |
| W 46.2%⇐ | ⇒53.8% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Papeete is 9 m = 30 ft, and this is 13.6 m = 45 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
245 m = 804 ft | 51.3% |
| Avg. | 22.6 m = 74 ft | |
| Papeete | 9 m = 30 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 48.7% |
See also: French Polynesia elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Papeete is located in South Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Capricorn). Distance of this Southern Tropic circle is 656 km =407.6 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Papeete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equator | 1950 | 1211.7 | to North |
| Tropic Capricorn | 656 | 407.6 | to South |
| Antarctic Circle | 5451.2 | 3387.2 | to South |
| South Pole | 8057.1 | 5006.4 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Papeete: (largest is in red/bold)
• Afareaitu
23 km =14.3 mi, 
266°
• Arue
7.4 km =4.6 mi, 
71°
• Faaa
3.8 km =2.4 mi, 
248°
• Faone
31 km =19.3 mi, 
118°
• Hitiaa
29.1 km =18.1 mi, 
103°
• Mahaena
26.7 km =16.6 mi, 97°
• Mahina
8.9 km =5.5 mi, 67°
• Otutara
30.7 km =19.1 mi, 
148°
• Paea
16.3 km =10.1 mi, 
186°
• Paopao
27.2 km =16.9 mi, 274°
• Papao
23.7 km =14.7 mi, 
175°
• Pirae
4.2 km =2.6 mi, 
56°
• Punaauia
11.2 km =7 mi, 
198°
• Teavaro
21.6 km =13.4 mi, 
281°
• Tiarei
24.7 km =15.3 mi, 
88°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in French Polynesia existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
