Nouméa
capital city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia
Nouméa is the capital city of New Caledonia.
Nouméa | |
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![]() City centre and Nouméa Cathedral | |
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
Coordinates: 22°16′33″S 166°27′29″E / 22.2758°S 166.4580°E | |
Country | France |
Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
Province | South Province (provincial seat) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sonia Lagarde |
Area 1[1] | 45.7 km2 (17.6 sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,643 km2 (634 sq mi) |
Population (2019 census)[2] | 94,285 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 182,341 |
• Urban density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Ethnic distribution | |
• 2019 census | Europeans 39.15% Kanaks 26.62% Wallisians and Futunans 6.1% Mixed 10.22% Other 17.9% |
Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 98818 /98800 |
Elevation | 0–167 m (0–548 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
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. |
References
change- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie