Nouméa
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Nouméa (French pronunciation: [numea]) is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian (Wallisians, Futunians, Tahitians), Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians, Ni-Vanuatu and Kanaks who work in one of the South Pacific's most industrialised cities. The city lies on a protected deepwater harbour that serves as the chief port for New Caledonia.
Nouméa | |
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Top: View of Nouméa; Middle: Nouméa Cathedral, Nouméa beach; Bottom: Nouméa City Museum, Céleste fountain | |
Coordinates: 22°16′33″S 166°27′29″E | |
Country | France |
Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
Province | South Province (provincial seat) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sonia Lagarde[1] |
Area 1[2] | 45.7 km2 (17.6 sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,643 km2 (634 sq mi) |
Population (2019 census)[3] | 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. |
At the September 2019 census, there were 182,341 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Greater Nouméa (French: agglomération du Grand Nouméa), 94,285 of whom lived in the city (commune) of Nouméa proper.[3] 67.2% of the population of New Caledonia lives in Greater Nouméa, which covers the communes of Nouméa, Le Mont-Dore, Dumbéa and Païta.