Nouméa
Nouméa is the capital city of New Caledonia.
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Nouméa | |
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| City centre and Nouméa Cathedral | |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
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| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | South Province (provincial seat) |
| Mayor | Sonia Lagarde (2020–2026) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–167 m (0–548 ft) (avg. 20 m/66 ft) |
| Land area1 [1] | 45.7 km2 (17.6 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 94,285 (2019 census) |
| - Density | 2,063/km2 (5,340/sq mi) |
| - Ethnic distribution (2019 census) |
Europeans 39.15% Kanaks 26.62% Wallisians and Futunans 6.1% Mixed 10.22% Other 17.9% |
| Urban area | 1,643 km2 (634 sq mi) |
| - Population | 182341 |
| Metro area | [convert: %s]%s |
| - Population | {{{metro area pop}}} |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98818/ 98800 |
| 1 New Caledonia Land Register (DITTT) data, which exclude lakes and ponds larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Nouméa Media
Flag of the city of Nouméa, New Caledonia, flying from a flagpole in front of the Nouméa city hall.Other information Photo by George Garrigues
Small scale map of the city
Map of Nouméa, capital of French New Caledonia 1930.
A woman at a market in Nouméa, 2006
University of New Caledonia, Nouville campus, 2011
Bernheim Library exterior, 2011
Bernheim Library interior, 2011
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References
- ↑ "Tableaux de l'économie calédonienne, Chapitre 1 : TERRITOIRE-ENVIRONNEMENT" (PDF). ISEE. 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
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