Koumac

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Commune of Koumac
Administration
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	North Province
Mayor	Robert Frouin
Statistics
Altitude	0 m–823 m (avg. 10 m)
Land area¹	550.0 km²
Population² (2004 census)	3,003
- Density (2004 census)	5.5/km²
- Ethnic distribution   (1996 census)	Europeans 59.3% Kanaks 34.8% Polynesians 1.3% Other 4.6%
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	98812/ 98850
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 sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Koumac is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

[edit] History

On January 5, 1977 about 46% of the territory of Koumac was detached and became the commune of Poum.