General info

Entity:
New Caledonia
Capital:
Noumea
Population (2008-07-01):
224,824 (CIA)
Area:
19,060 sq.km.
Country code:
nc
Region:
Melanesia

New Caledonia

Administrative units

administrative units capital area (sq.km.) population
1996-04-16
census		 population
2004-08-31
census
source: Institut de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, New Caledonia.
note: Iles Loyaute = Loyalty Islands; Nord = North; Sud = South.
note: A part of Poya, being 94 people at the 1996 census and 122 at the 2004 census, is situated in Province Sud.
Province Îles Loyauté   1,980.9 20,877 22,080
Lifou     10,007 10,320
Maré     6,896 7,401
Ouvéa     3,974 4,359
Province Nord   9,582.6 41,413 44,474
Bélep     923 930
Canala     3,374 3,512
Hienghène     2,208 2,627
Houailou     4,332 4,537
Kaala-Gomen     1,787 1,881
Koné     4,088 4,500
Kouaoua     1,524 1,586
Koumac     2,647 3,003
Ouégoa     2,034 2,114
Poindimié     4,340 4,824
Ponérihouen     2,691 2,726
Pouébo     2,352 2,381
Pouembout     1,189 1,471
Poum     1,320 1,390
Poya     2,522 2,600
Touho     2,234 2,274
Voh     1,942 2,240
Province Sud   7,012.0 134,546 164,235
Boulouparis     1,591 2,089
Bourail     4,364 4,779
Dumbéa     13,888 18,602
Farino     279 459
Ile-des-Pins (L')     1,671 1,840
La Foa     2,502 2,903
Moindou     568 602
Mont-Dore (Le)     20,780 24,195
Nouméa     76,293 91,386
Païta     7,862 12,062
Sarraméa     486 610
Thio     2,614 2,743
Yaté     1,554 1,843
total   18,575.5 196,836 230,789