Faaa (also Faa'a or Fa'a'ā; ) is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas country of France in the Pacific Ocean. Faaa 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 Faaa had a population of 29,506, making it the most populous commune on Tahiti and in French Polynesia. Faaa has many mountains inland that can reach . Mount Marau is an extinct volcano in the inland limits and can be seen from nearby Moorea. The area of Faaa is above mean sea level on average.