Voh
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Commune of Voh | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
Province | North Province |
Mayor | Guigui Dounehote |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 0 m–1,122 m (avg. 6 m) |
Land area¹ | 804.9 km² |
Population² (2004 census) |
2,240 |
- Density (2004 census) | 2.8/km² |
- Ethnic distribution (1996 census) |
Kanaks 67.4% Europeans 25.2% Polynesians 2.3% Other 5.1% |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 98831/ 98833 |
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). | |
Voh is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
It has become famous for the aerial photography known as The Heart of Voh, a large formation of vegetation that resembles a heart seen from above.
Provinces
Loyalty Islands Province · North Province · South Province
Communes
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