Taiarapu-Ouest (literally "Ta'iarapu West") is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Tai'arapu-Ouest is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands. At the 2017 census it had a population of 8,078. The commune extends over half of the peninsula of Tahiti Iti ("small Tahiti", a.k.a. Tai'arapu). Taiarapu-Ouest consists of the following associated communes: Teahupoo Toahotu Vairao The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Vairao. Population References Communes of French Polynesia