Faaʻa

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Faaʻa is a commune in French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti, known for hosting Tahiti’s main international airport and serving as a key gateway to the region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Faaʻa canonical 4
Fa'a'ā 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of French Polynesia
human settlement
administrativeStatus commune
airportIATACode PPT
airportName Faʻaʻā International Airport
airportRole primary international airport of French Polynesia
belongsToOverseasCollectivity French Polynesia
borders Papeete
Punaauia
capitalOf none
climate tropical rainforest climate
country France
demographics predominantly Polynesian population
elevationMax over 1000 metres
gatewayTo French Polynesia
Tahiti
governingTerritory French Polynesia
hasAirport Faʻaʻā International Airport
hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
hasFeature coral reef
lagoon
mountainous interior
hasMunicipalGovernment yes
hasRunwayInfrastructure yes
hasTransportConnection maritime connections via nearby port facilities
road links to Papeete
hasUrbanCharacter suburban area of Papeete agglomeration
hosts Tahiti’s main international airport
localLanguage Tahitian
locatedIn French Polynesia
Windward Islands
linked to: Leeward Islands
locatedInOceanRegion South Pacific
locatedOn Tahiti
locatedWestOf Papeete
officialLanguage French
partOf Society Islands
Îles du Vent
primaryEconomicActivity air transport services
commerce
tourism-related services
religionMajority Christianity
sovereignState France
timeZone UTC−10:00
transportRole international hub for Tahiti
main air gateway to French Polynesia
usesAdministrativeLanguage French
usesCurrency CFP franc

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Papeete near Faaʻa
Faaʻa International Airport locatedIn Faaʻa
subject linked to: PPT
Tahiti Nui contains Faaʻa