French Polynesia
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Moʻorea-Maiʻao

Pao Pao

Pao Pao is an associated commune on the island of Moʻorea, in . It is part of the commune Moʻorea-Maiʻao. According to the census in 2022, it had a population of 4,895. It is the largest village in Moʻorea.
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  • Type: Village with 4,220 residents
  • Description: former commune in France
  • Also known as: “Pao Pao Village” and “Paopao”
  • Postal codes: 98728 and 98729

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moorea and Mt Rotui.

Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the archipelago, a few kilometers off the northwest coast of . If you are visiting French Polynesia on a budget, is the place to be. is like Tahiti but cheaper and less touristy.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maharepa.

Village
is a village on the island of Mo'orea, in . is situated 3½ km northeast of Pao Pao.

Pao Pao

Latitude
-17.50928° or 17° 30′ 33″ south
Longitude
-149.81985° or 149° 49′ 11″ west
Population
4,220
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
53JGF5RJ+73
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2089334371
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4033958
Wiki­data ID
Q31930290
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Pao Pao” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Pao Pao”
  • Breton: “Paopao”
  • Bulgarian: “Паопао”
  • Catalan: “Paopao”
  • Cebuano: “Paopao”
  • Chinese: “帕奥帕奥”
  • Chinese: “帕奧帕奧”
  • Corsican: “Paopao”
  • Croatian: “Paopao”
  • Czech: “Paopao”
  • Danish: “Paopao”
  • Dutch: “Paopao”
  • Estonian: “Paopao”
  • Finnish: “Paopao”
  • French: “Paopao”
  • Galician: “Paopao”
  • German: “Pao Pao”
  • Hungarian: “Paopao”
  • Indonesian: “Paopao”
  • Irish: “Paopao”
  • Italian: “Paopao”
  • Japanese: “パオパオ (フランス領ポリネシア)”
  • Japanese: “パオパオ”
  • Latvian: “Paopao”
  • Lithuanian: “Paopao”
  • Luxembourgish: “Paopao”
  • Narom: “Paopao”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Paopao”
  • Polish: “Paopao”
  • Portuguese: “Paopao”
  • Romanian: “Paopao”
  • Romansh: “Paopao”
  • Russian: “Паопао”
  • Slovak: “Paopao”
  • Slovenian: “Paopao”
  • Spanish: “Paopao”
  • Swedish: “Paopao”
  • Tahitian: “Paopao”
  • Turkish: “Paopao”
  • Welsh: “Paopao”

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