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Thio |
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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 | Thierry Song |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–1,618 m (0–5,308 ft) (avg. 10 m/33 ft) |
| Land area1 | 997.6 km2 (385.2 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,743 (2004 census) |
| - Density | 3 /km2 (7.8 /sq mi) |
| - Ethnic distribution (1996 census) |
Kanaks 70.1% Europeans 16.2% Polynesians 11.4% Other 2.3% |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98829/ 98829 |
| 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. | |
Thio is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
A novel Aerial tramway existed here at the start of the 20th century to facilitate loading ore ships offshore. As there is insufficient material available for a complete article the external links below are provided as an interim focal point and a keyword hint for researchers. The link’s contents are mostly as short as the descriptions given.
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