Koumac
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Commune of Koumac |
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Location | |
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
Province | North Province |
Mayor | Robert Frouin |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 0 m–823 m (avg. 10 m) |
Land area¹ | 550.0 km² |
Population² (2004 census) |
3,003 |
- Density | 5.5/km² (2004 census) |
- 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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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.
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