title: Pueu
text: # Pueu
  
  Pueu is a village and district on the east coast of Tahiti, 66 km (41 mi) south east of Papeʻete and northwest by road from Tautira.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The village lies on a lagoon.
  
  ## History
  
  The Spaniards named the harbour within the Pueu reef "Puerto de la Virgen".
  
  In 1958, 61.6% of the villagers of the district voted for independence.
  
  ## Culture
  
  It hosts a spiritual festival on Christmas Day.
  
  Pueu contains an old church and the Te Anuanua Hotel, located to the southeast of the church, with four duplex bungalows.
  
  