Kouaoua

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Coordinates: 21°26′S 165°49′E / -21.43, 165.82

Commune of Kouaoua

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Administration
Country France
Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia
Province North Province
Mayor Karaïmia Pwëpwë Mereatu
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–1,058 m
(avg. 5 m)
Land area¹ 383.0 km²
Population²
(2004 census)
1,586
 - Density 4.1/km² (2004 census)
 - Ethnic distribution
  (1996 census)
Kanaks 74.9%
Europeans 13.1%
Polynesians 9.6%
Other 2.4%
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 98833/ 98818
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

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

[edit] History

The commune of Kouaoua was created on April 25, 1995 by detaching its territory from the commune of Canala.

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