Dumbéa |
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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 | Georges Naturel |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 0–1,250 m (0–4,100 ft) (avg. 20 m/66 ft) |
Land area1 | 254.6 km2 (98.3 sq mi) |
Population2 | 18,602 (2004 census) |
- Density | 73 /km2 (190 /sq mi) |
- Ethnic distribution (1996 census) |
Europeans 40.5% Polynesians 26.5% Kanaks 19.4% Other 13.6% |
INSEE/Postal code | 98805/ 98835 |
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Dumbéa (French pronunciation: [dœ̃bea], Ndrumbea: [ɳɖùmbea]) is a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
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