Houaïlou

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Coordinates: 21°17′S 165°37′E / -21.28, 165.62

Commune of Houaïlou

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Administration
Country France
Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia
Province North Province
Mayor Lionel Weiri
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–1,444 m
(avg. 5 m)
Land area¹ 940.6 km²
Population²
(2004 census)
4,537
 - Density 4.8/km² (2004 census)
 - Ethnic distribution
  (1996 census)
Kanaks 89.8%
Europeans 6.5%
Polynesians 1.2%
Other 2.5%
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 98808/ 98816
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

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

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