Païta
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- For the town in Peru, see Paita.
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Commune of Païta |
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| Location | |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | South Province |
| Mayor | Harold Martin |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–1,618 m (avg. 30 m) |
| Land area¹ | 699.7 km² |
| Population² (Oct. 2006 estimate) (Sept. 2004 census) |
12,800 12,062 |
| - Density | 18.3/km² (2006) |
| - Ethnic distribution (1996 census) |
Europeans 32.6% Polynesians 32.1% Kanaks 23.9% Other 11.4% |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98821/ 98890 |
| 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. | |
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Païta is a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. New Caledonia's international airport, La Tontouta International Airport, is located there.
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