Dumbéa

Dumbéa

Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Administration
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.

Twin towns

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