Pouébo

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Coordinates: 20°24′S 164°34′E / -20.4, 164.57

Commune of Pouébo

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Administration
Country France
Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia
Province North Province
Mayor Joseph Pada
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–1,406 m
(avg. 10 m)
Land area¹ 202.8 km²
Population²
(2004 census)
2,381
 - Density 11.7/km² (2004 census)
 - Ethnic distribution
  (1996 census)
Kanaks 95.5%
Europeans 3.6%
Polynesians 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 98824/ 98824
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

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

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