Английская Википедия:Faʻaʻā

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FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā (also Faaa or Faaʻā; Шаблон:IPA-fr) is a commune in the suburbs of [[Papeete|PapeШаблон:Okinaete]] in French Polynesia, an overseas country of France in the Pacific Ocean. FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands. At the 2022 census FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā had a population of 29,828, making it the most populous commune on Tahiti and in French Polynesia. FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā has many mountains inland that can reach Шаблон:Convert. Mount Marau is an extinct volcano in the inland limits and can be seen from nearby [[Moorea|MoШаблон:Okinaorea]]. The area of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā is Шаблон:Convert above mean sea level on average.

FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā has a long history. Captain James Cook landed on FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā when he came to Tahiti on his expedition. The commune is the political stronghold of independence leader Oscar Temaru who has served three times as president.

Demographics

Шаблон:Main In 1988 FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā overtook [[Pape'ete|PapeШаблон:Okinaete]] as the most populated commune in the urban area of PapeШаблон:Okinaete and in French Polynesia. Despite this change in population, the urban area as a whole is named PapeШаблон:Okinaete and FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā is still considered a suburb, due to PapeШаблон:Okinaete's historical importance and its status as administrative capital of French Polynesia. The PapeШаблон:Okinaete Urban Area has a population of about 130,000.

Politics

The municipality of Faʻaʻā is administered by a 35-member municipal council, headed by a mayor assisted by 10 deputies. The council regulates the affairs of the commune through its deliberations and responds to the wishes of its population through the services of the town hall, which has five directorates headed by a general directorate.

List of mayors of Fa'a'ā

• Francis Sanford (1965–1977)
• Alfred Helme (1977–1983)
• Oscar Temaru (1983–present)

Transportation

Air

Faa'a International Airport is located in the north of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā commune, some Шаблон:Convert southwest of the center of PapeШаблон:Okinaete. The airport is the only international airport in French Polynesia. Travellers from other islands must come to this airport for international flights. Some of the international flights from the airport go to Los Angeles, California; Tokyo, Japan; and Auckland, New Zealand. The airport is easily accessible from downtown FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. Airport shuttles and Tahiti buses come to the parking lot. There are coconut trees and a Tiki in the parking lot. Flowers from local farms are sent to the airport to be given to arriving passengers.

Freeways and roads

Tahiti's West Coast freeway runs through the commune from PapeШаблон:Okinaete to TeahupoШаблон:Okinao. There are many other roads in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. The Tahiti transportation bus runs around the PapeШаблон:Okinaete area. There is little road traffic in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. There are bridges over the many canals and small rivers that flow through FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. Many of the residents of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā have Ford or Toyota trucks. Vehicles are available in the town center of PapeШаблон:Okinaete. There are few car dealers in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. Residents who have cars for sale often park on the street with a for-sale sign showing the price and a contact number. Most of the streets are paved.

Location and geography

Шаблон:Main FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā is located in northwestern Tahiti. Just Шаблон:Convert south of the town center of PapeШаблон:Okinaete, the runway for FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā International Airport is built on coral reef since there is limited flat land. There is a slight bay south of the airport where the roads and freeways move inland. Downtown FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā is about Шаблон:Convert above mean sea level. FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā is in northwestern French Polynesia. The [[Papenoo River|PapenoШаблон:Okinao River]] is fairly close. FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā extends inland about Шаблон:Convert. Mount Orohena is in the mountains of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. The mountain is the highest point in French Polynesia at Шаблон:Convert. Tahiti Iti is just to the southeast of the commune. MoШаблон:Okinaorea, which is Tahiti's sister island, is located just Шаблон:Convert across the Pacific Ocean. Many people can see Mount Tohivea which is the tallest mountain on MoШаблон:Okinaorea at nearly Шаблон:Convert. Los Angeles, California is located Шаблон:Convert northeast, Santiago, Chile is Шаблон:Convert east, FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā Sydney, Australia is located Шаблон:Convert west. Easter Island is not too far east of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. There are some viewpoints in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā to see MoШаблон:Okinaorea. MoШаблон:Okinaorea appears as a gray mound with mountains across the Pacific Ocean. The FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā Nature Park is a major park in the mountains. New Caledonia is located not too far to the west of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā.

Nearby communes

[[Moorea-Maiao|MoШаблон:Okinaorea-Maiao]] on MoШаблон:Okinaorea is located just across the Pacific Ocean Шаблон:Convert away. Vaitape, Bora Bora is Шаблон:Convert away and is the largest commune of Bora Bora. Uturoa is a closer commune on Raiatea. PapeШаблон:Okinaete borders FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā on the north and Paperā borders FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā on the south.

Climate

FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā lies in a tropical monsoon climate zone and thus experiences very little seasonal variation.

Cyclones have struck FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā about 10 times, causing major damage to the neighborhoods low and flat.Шаблон:Citation needed Houses flipped over and some flooding took place in downtown FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā . The surges were about Шаблон:Convert tall.Шаблон:Citation needed

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Education

The University of French Polynesia is in central FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. Students from many other islands come to this university since it is the only one in the territory. It is a relatively small university with around 2,000 students. There are elementary, middle, and high schools located inland in the neighborhoods. Most of the schools are in separate buildings, each of them being one class. There are about five classes per grade at elementary schools. Some families have their children go to school in other countries like the United States or New Zealand. If they were to have their students go to California for education, they would usually go to the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles. The main subject at the schools in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā is mathematics.

History of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā

Early settlers

FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā was first settled by travelers from Asia who arrived in canoes in the year 700. At that time, the settlers from Asia made small houses from grass and wood. FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā had only 400 residents. They fished from the beach and from their canoes. The settlers made spears from the charcoal on the beach. Soon, many more settlers came from Asia, swelling the population to 700 by the year 1220. Some of the people fed on breadfruit and bananas from banana trees. The settlers kept moving inland from the beach. They looked across the ocean and saw MoШаблон:Okinaorea, which had also been settled. Some of the settlers on Tahiti paddled their canoes to visit MoШаблон:Okinaorea. By 1300, FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā had about 1,000 residents. FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā had many grass houses along the beach, many close to one another. Some of the residents left open spaces to let their kids play. Some of the early Tahitians made small fires from leaves to stay warm during winter. By the 1330s, 1,300 residents had settled in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. Most of the settlers moved their houses inland as the beachfront was flooded during cyclones and high tides. The Tahitians moved into the small valleys close to Mount Orohena. Many of the early Polynesians had canoed to MoШаблон:Okinaorea and back many times. They had been careful of the many stonefish in the water.Шаблон:Citation needed

European contact

European settlers came during the 1500s. Captain James Cook was the first European visitor. He first came to MoШаблон:Okinaorea but then sailed to Tahiti. The Tahitians were all wondering who he was and why he was here. Then he left Tahiti and went exploring other islands in the Pacific Ocean. He later reached New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia. Then Charles Darwin came on his expedition to Tahiti. During the late 1800s, FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā had a population of 2,000 residents. Some of the residents went to California to go to the California Gold Rush to search for a new life. FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā was part of the Kingdom of Tahiti until the annexation of 1880. Many buildings made from wood were along the coast of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. Some small markets selling bananas and other fruits were busy. Residents from MoШаблон:Okinaorea came to get fruits from the markets. Farms could be found in the mountains of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā.

Modern FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā

During the early 1900s, FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā's population had grown to 5,000. Many markets had more choices and even some toys for kids. Some bigger boats were made for the new FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā Port. The boats sailed from FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā onward to other communes on Tahiti such as Arue and TeahupoШаблон:Okinao. Downtown FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā was very busy and public beaches were formed on the waterfront of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. There was a big field in the north of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā and FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā International Airport was built here in 1962. One of the first airplanes was Air Tahiti, which first went to other islands in French Polynesia. The international airlines such as Air Tahiti Nui were incorporated in the late 1990s. [[Air Moorea|Air MoШаблон:Okinaorea]] runs several flights daily between Tahiti and MoШаблон:Okinaorea. In 2007 one flight crashed into the lagoon and 20 people died. Don the Beachcomber lived here part of his life. The MoШаблон:Okinaorea ferry was also created after the flight and still sails to MoШаблон:Okinaorea each day. Today, FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā has a population of nearly 30,000 inhabitants.

Dates

700

The area of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā is first settled by early Polynesians

900

FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā has many grass houses along the beach and inland

1600

FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā's population grows to 1,500

1777

Captain James Cook is the first European to land on Tahiti

1855

Many FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā residents leave for the California Gold Rush

1910

FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā has more than 5,000 residents

1962

FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā International Airport opened

1998

Air Tahiti Nui is founded

2007

Air MoШаблон:Okinaorea crashes while going to MoШаблон:Okinaorea

Parks and recreation

There is one long coastal beach park with 3 playgrounds per kilometer and concrete spaces where Tahitian dancers perform. Coconut trees dot the coastline and can be up to Шаблон:Convert tall. There are many more parks in the neighborhoods of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. The usual park in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā has a playground, open grass spaces, and trees and only a few have Basketball courts. School parks have mainly open grass spaces and a few trees. There are about 170 parks in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. Hiking trails can be found in the mountains of Tahiti. It is part of the FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā Nature Park. There are viewing points viewing the PapeШаблон:Okinaete Area. The harbor can also be seen with the Aremiti Ferry coming in and out of the harbor. Mape trees grow in the park. The hiking trails are made of dirt and are Шаблон:Convert wide. Sometimes the mape tree roots grow on the trails making them dangerous at those points. Many birds fly over the trails and some rivers run through the park. Birdwatching is very popular among the tourists. There is a visitor center near which starts the main hiking trail. MoШаблон:Okinaorea can be seen across the Pacific Ocean from some of the viewing points. Souvenir shops are found in the mountain parks. Postcards are very popular for the tourist coming to FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. Other souvenirs at the shop include towels, small tikis, and Tahitian card games. There are also hiking trails in nearby communes of Tahiti and MoШаблон:Okinaorea.

Economy

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The Carrefour market, located in the commune

Шаблон:Main Air Tahiti has its head office on the airport property in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. There are many supermarkets in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. The supermarkets mainly sell bread, milk, fruits, and ice cream. There is also one of the largest malls in French Polynesia in downtown FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. It has a clothing store a market, and a souvenir shop. The now defunct Air MoШаблон:Okinaorea had its head office in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. Many people that work in other communes such as PapeШаблон:Okinaete or TeahupoШаблон:Okinao live in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. There are businesses like McDonald's that are close to the public beach. The port of PapeШаблон:Okinaete has many workers that live in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. Many other people that work in PapeШаблон:Okinaete or TeahupoШаблон:Okinao live in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. McDonald's is a popular restaurant in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā that is close to the beach, just off Tahiti's west coast freeway. The port of PapeШаблон:Okinaete has many workers who live in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. There is a Carrefour market in the commune.

Agriculture

Farms in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā are usually found in the mountains to the east. The farms are all more than Шаблон:Convert above mean sea level far from the coastline. The farms in the mountains have Tahitian flowers growing in the fields. The flowers get picked and are usually sent to FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā International Airport to greet the passengers that have just arrived. There are many tractors on the fields that plow the dirt. Banana trees are plentiful throughout FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā and also a major export to other islands. The main islands that get imported from FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā are MoШаблон:Okinaorea, Huahine, and Raiatea. Many strawberries are also found in the farms. Potatoes, apples, and raspberries are all other major fruits grown at the farms of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. School lunches usually contain fruits from these farms. The MoШаблон:Okinaorea juice factory is a major juice factory on MoШаблон:Okinaorea that exports its juice to FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā.

Hardware

Ace is a major hardware store in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. It is made up of more than one building. There are 3 of these buildings. One of the buildings is for supplies and objects needed in houses. Another one of the 3 buildings is for Wood supplies and Wood Glue. The third building is for cement mixers and screws. Other major hardware stores are the FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā Supply Store. It is made up of one building for mainly supplies and cement mixers and another for wood. Other hardware stores of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā are Polymat, Polywood, and Polybuild. Ace delivery trucks are found throughout the neighborhoods of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā.

Technology

FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā is full of cell phones. FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā has major industrial valleys far inland. These areas have hardware industries as well. Ace is close to a store a lot like Circuit City. Dishwashers and refrigerators are the main goods found inside the store.

Sports

World Championship Tour

The surfing world champions of TeahupoШаблон:Okinao have been to FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. TeahupoШаблон:Okinao is a reef break, making big waves. The swells usually break to the left but sometimes break to the right. The big swells cause TeahupoШаблон:Okinao to become a major place for the World Championship Tour (WCT). People such as Mike Stewart and Ben Severson are the boogieboarding champions of TeahupoШаблон:Okinao. The first surfing champion of TeahupoШаблон:Okinao to win an award was in 1999.

Other sports

Soccer games (in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā, it's called football) is a major sport played at the school parks. The parks have chairs set in a field and people can easily see the game. The soccer fields are relatively small.

Other major sports played in FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā are tennis and basketball.

Name

The official spelling of the French Commune is Faaa. However, it is more frequently spelled as Faa'a or Fa'a'a, using the apostrophe to represent the glottal stop, as promoted by the Académie Tahitienne and accepted by the territorial government.

Music of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā

Шаблон:Main The nose flute (vivo) is a popular instrument throughout French Polynesia. Tahitian drums (toere) are also popular and are made from hollow trunks of trees and animal skins. The residents of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā can take lessons at the University of French Polynesia.

Art

There are art museums in the mountains of FaШаблон:OkinaaШаблон:Okinaā. The mountains of Tahiti and other islands have inspired Paul Gauguin. Some paintings can be found in the museums which are a very popular tourist attraction. The Musée de la Perle is a major art museum in nearby PapeШаблон:Okinaete. The house of James Norman Hall used to be a mansion in Arue. It is now a renowned museum that is a major tourist attraction. Art galleries are found throughout the island of Tahiti and there are 10 in PapeШаблон:Okinaete.

See also

• Demographics of France
• Demographics of French Polynesia
• Mahina, French Polynesia