Touho

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Coordinates: 20°47′S 165°14′E / -20.78, 165.23

Commune of Touho

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Administration
Country France
Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia
Province North Province
Mayor Alphonse Poinine
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–1,069 m
(avg. 10 m)
Land area¹ 283.0 km²
Population²
(2004 census)
2,274
 - Density 8.0/km² (2004 census)
 - Ethnic distribution
  (1996 census)
Kanaks 83.6%
Europeans 12.8%
Polynesians 0.5%
Other 3.1%
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 98830/ 98831
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

Touho is a municipality (commune) in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Touho lies on the east coast of the main island (Grande Terre) and is served by a road and an airfield.

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