Ponérihouen

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Coordinates: 21°05′S 165°24′E / -21.08, 165.4

Commune of Ponérihouen

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Administration
Country France
Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia
Province North Province
Mayor André Gopéa
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–1,330 m
(avg. 10 m)
Land area¹ 707.3 km²
Population²
(2004 census)
2,726
 - Density 3.9/km² (2004 census)
 - Ethnic distribution
  (1996 census)
Kanaks 93.5%
Europeans 4.6%
Polynesians 0.6%
Other 1.3%
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 98823/ 98823
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

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

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