Canala
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| Commune of Canala | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 21°43' S |
| Latitude | 165°50' E |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | North Province |
| Mayor | Gilbert Tyuienon |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–1,098 m (avg. 20 m) |
| Land area¹ | 438.7 km² |
| Population² (2004 census) |
3,512 |
| - Density (2004 census) | 8.0/km² |
| - Ethnic distribution (1996 census) |
Kanaks 96.1% Europeans 2.6% Polynesians 0.6% Other 0.7% |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98804/ 98813 |
| ¹ New Caledonia Land Register (DITTT) data, which exclude lakes and ponds larger than 1 km² (0.386 mi² 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). | |
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For the spider genus (Desidae), see Canala (spider).
Canala is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
[edit] History
On April 25, 1995 about 47% of the territory of Canala was detached and became the commune of Kouaoua.
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Provinces
Loyalty Islands · North Province · South Province
Communes
Belep · Bouloupari · Bourail · Canala · Chesterfield Islands · Dumbéa · Farino · Hienghène · Houaïlou · L'Île-des-Pins · Kaala-Gomen · Koné · Kouaoua · Koumac · La Foa · Lifou · Maré · Moindou · Le Mont-Dore · Nouméa · Ouégoa · Ouvéa · Païta · Poindimié · Ponérihouen · Pouébo · Pouembout · Poum · Poya · Sarraméa · Thio · Touho · Voh · Yaté
