Ouégoa

Ouégoa

Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Administration
Country France
Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia
Province North Province
Mayor Cézelin Tchoeaoua
Statistics
Elevation 0–1,347 m (0–4,419 ft)
(avg. 10 m/33 ft)
Land area1 656.8 km2 (253.6 sq mi)
Population2 2,114  (2004 census)
 - Density 3 /km2 (7.8 /sq mi)
 - Ethnic distribution
  (1996 census)
Kanaks 75.9%
Europeans 22.2%
Polynesians 0.5%
Other 1.4%
INSEE/Postal code 98819/ 98821
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.

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