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24-409: It is located about 20 miles west of Papeete , the capital of French Polynesia . Opunohu bay is in western Moorea where Mt. Rotui towers over the bay. Mt. Tohivea is Moorea's highest mountain just to the south. Papetoai is located to the west of the bay. People from the east of the bay would drive through the bay and reach Papetoai . Piheana is located to the east of the bay. People mainly come into

48-496: A 12-horsepower Fowler or Decauville locomobile carried three narrow gauge railway trucks at a time, consuming up to 200 kilograms (440 lb) of coal per day for about sixty journeys. Paul Decauville mentioned in a letter to Governor Theodore Lacascade , dated 18 June 1891, an order for "15 kilometres (9.3 mi) of 600 mm ( 1 ft  11 + 5 ⁄ 8  in ) portable rail tracks and about 12,000 francs of rolling stock, payable in three years," presumably for

72-468: A Bora Bora cruise line service for travel to Bora Bora . The urban area of Papeʻetē had a total population of 124,724 inhabitants at the 2022 census, 26,654 of whom lived in the commune of Papeʻetē proper. The urban area of Papeʻetē is made up of six communes. They are listed from northeast to southwest: Average population growth of the Papeʻetē urban area: The places of birth of the 136,771 residents in

96-596: A gearbox (but no clutch) to provide a low drive ratio for climbing steep hills with heavy loads. At least one was preserved, as part of the Tom Varley collection. Production of ploughing engines ceased in 1935. The last Fowler steam driven vehicle was a steam roller produced in 1937. The main products produced by Fowler during the 1930s were their range of tracked tractors, the FD2, FD3 and FD4, powered by Fowler-Sanders diesel engines of 2, 3, and 4 cylinders. They also produced

120-516: A hunting accident. After his death, John Fowler & Co., was then continued by Robert Fowler and Robert Eddison. In 1886 the limited company of John Fowler & Co., (Leeds) Ltd., was formed. It merged with Marshall, Sons & Co. , Ltd., of Gainsborough in 1947 to form Marshall-Fowler Ltd. Although not well known for them, Fowler also built a small number (117 has been claimed) of steam wagons . These were vertical-boilered, with an unusual single-crank cross-compound vee-twin engine. They featured

144-440: A series of nuclear test detonations off the shores of Moruroa. A resulting riot in Papeʻetē lasted for two days and damaged the international airport, injured 40 people, and scared away tourism for some time. Similar rioting had occurred after another French nuclear test in the same area in 1987. The streets of the town center are very busy, and traffic can be a problem since they are very narrow. The Tahiti freeway starts close to

168-465: A tramway from Papeʻetē to Punaʻauia operated by hand or animals. At the outbreak of World War I Papeʻetē was shelled by German vessels, causing loss of life and significant damage. The growth of the city was boosted by the decision to move the French nuclear weapon test range from Algeria , which had become independent, to the atolls of Moruroa and Fangataufa , some 1,500 km (930 mi) to

192-480: Is observed even during the city's dry season. The dry season is short, covering only the months of August and September. The rest of the year is wet, with the heaviest precipitation falling in the months of December and January. Sunshine is moderately high, as most precipitation comes as thunderstorms and cyclones, and does not last for long. In 1902, it became necessary to move the post office of Papeʻetē to another location. Instead of demolishing it and rebuilding it at

216-725: The French Republic in the Pacific Ocean . The commune of Papeete is located on the island of Tahiti , in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands , of which Papeete is the administrative capital. Both the President of French Polynesia and French High Commissioner reside in Papeete. It is the primary center of Tahitian and French Polynesian public and private governmental, commercial, industrial, and financial services,

240-655: The Track Marshall tractor which was a tracked version of the Field Marshall . British Railways Engineering Department locomotives ED1 to ED7 were built by Fowler John Fowler was an agricultural engineer and inventor who was born in Wiltshire in 1826. He worked on the mechanisation of agriculture and was based in Leeds . He is credited with the invention of steam-driven ploughing engines. He died 4 December 1864, following

264-495: The 2007 census), 0.9% reported a Chinese dialect (down from 1.6% at the 2007 census), half of whom speak Hakka , and 0.5% reported another language (same as in 2007). 19.8% of the population in the urban area of Papeʻetē whose age was 15 years and older reported that they had no knowledge of any Polynesian language at the 2017 census (up from 19.5% at the 2007 census), whereas 80.2% reported that they had some form of knowledge of at least one Polynesian language (down from 80.5% at

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288-773: The 2007 census). Travelling tourists arrive and depart Papeʻetē by private yacht or via cruise ship at Papeʻetē Harbor, or by air at Faʻaʻā International Airport, which was completed and opened in 1962. Air Tahiti Nui has its head office in the Immeuble Dexter in Papeʻetē. The Lycée Paul-Gauguin is located in the city. John Fowler %26 Co. 53°47′11″N 1°32′16″W  /  53.7864905°N 1.5378145°W  / 53.7864905; -1.5378145 John Fowler & Co Engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet , Leeds , West Yorkshire , England produced traction engines and ploughing implements and equipment, as well as railway equipment. Fowler also produced

312-576: The Fowler Gyrotiller from 1927 - this was a large tracked vehicle 34 foot long and 10 ft 6in wide powered initially by a 225 hp Ricardo petrol engine, later by a 170 hp MAN diesel. It was claimed it could convert virgin territory to seed-bed in one pass and at a rate of an acre per hour. Later versions of the gyrotiller were produced as attachments to the standard Fowler diesel crawler range with Fowler-Sanders engines of 30, 40 and 80 hp. A total of 88 gyrotillers were produced. During

336-597: The Marquesas . The urban area of Papeʻetē had a total population of 124,724 inhabitants at the 2022 census, 26,654 of whom lived in the commune of Papeʻetē proper. The commune of Papeʻetē is subdivided into eleven quartiers (wards): Papeʻetē features a tropical monsoon climate ( Am according to the Köppen climate classification ) with a wet season and dry season, bordering a tropical rainforest climate, with high temperatures and humidity year round. However, precipitation

360-406: The Papeʻetē urban area at the 2017 census were the following (2007 census in parentheses): At the 2017 census, 98.4% of the population in the urban area of Papeʻetē whose age was 15 years and older reported that they could speak French (up from 98.2% at the 2007 census). 96.7% reported that they could also read and write it (up from 96.5% at the 2007 census). Only 0.7% of the population whose age

384-609: The Second World War, the Hunslet factory also produced Matilda , Cromwell , and Centaur tanks for the Army. Track castings were made at a Ministry of Supply factory built in 1943 at Sprotbrough, and after the war Fowler acquired this highly mechanised foundry. In 1947 Fowler came under the ownership of Marshall, Sons & Co. (themselves owned by Thomas W. Ward Ltd). The two companies produced agricultural tractors with Fowler focussing on

408-525: The bay to get to Papetoai. They mainly come to Papetoai to shop at the shopping center. Pao Pao is not too far away from the bay. Some people stop at a small road that goes all the way to Mount Tohivea with views of the 2 bays of Moorea. International flights land at the Faa'a International Airport . The tourist would take either ferry or airplane to reach Moorea. Air Tahiti would land in the Moorea Airport . Then

432-604: The east of Tahiti. This was motivated, in particular, by the construction of the Faʻaʻā International Airport , the only international airport in French Polynesia, near Papeʻetē. In 1983, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built the Papeʻetē Tahiti Temple here because of its large number of members in the region. On 5 September 1995 the government of Jacques Chirac conducted the first of

456-513: The hub of French Polynesian tourism and a commonly used port of call . The Windward Islands are themselves part of the Society Islands . The name Papeʻetē, means "water from a basket" — this was an effect of a naming taboo during Pōmare I 's reign where the Tahitian contemporary word for water vai was substituted with pape , the old name Vaiʻetē is still recognised in some areas such as

480-458: The new site, it was lifted from the subsoil and moved as a whole on a Decauville railway. Previously, during the construction of the Faʻaiere water tower with a capacity of 150,000 litres for the drinking water supply of the city of Papeʻetē, a difference in altitude of 37 metres (121 ft) was overcome with a light railway laid on a 220 metres (720 ft) long inclined plane. A winch driven by

504-466: The tourist would drive westbound toward Opunohu bay. 17°30′14″S 149°51′22″W  /  17.504°S 149.856°W  / -17.504; -149.856 This French Polynesia -related geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Papeete Papeete ( Tahitian : Papeʻete , pronounced [pa.pe.ʔe.te] ; old name: Vaiʻete ) is the capital city of French Polynesia , an overseas collectivity of

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528-481: The town center as Pōmare Boulevard, named after the Tahitian Royal Family of the 19th century. By air, passengers depart from the Faʻaʻā International Airport . Domestic interisland service is operated by Air Tahiti with international flights being operated by Air Tahiti Nui , Air France , LATAM Chile , United and other airlines. By sea, passengers can use a marine ferry service for travel to Moorea or

552-466: The tracked versions, and Marshall on the wheeled versions. Although Fowler operated as a subsidiary of Marshall until at least 1966 the companies were eventually merged and the exhibits at the 1970 Smithfield show (three new Track Marshall tractors) are attributed to Marshall-Fowler Limited, John Fowler Works, Leeds. Production at the Hunslet factory finally ceased in early 1974, by which time production of both tracked and wheeled tractors had been moved to

576-476: Was 15 years and older had no knowledge of French (down from 1.2% at the 2007 census). At the same census, 83.9% of the population in the urban area of Papeʻetē whose age was 15 years and older reported that the language they spoke the most at home was French (up from 79.7% at the 2007 census). 13.5% reported that Tahitian was the language they spoke the most at home (down from 16.5% at the 2007 census). 1.2% reported another Polynesian language (down from 1.7% at

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