Farino

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Farino
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Coordinates: 21°40′06″S 165°45′55″E / 21.6682°S 165.7653°E / -21.6682; 165.7653Coordinates: 21°40′06″S 165°45′55″E / 21.6682°S 165.7653°E / -21.6682; 165.7653
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	South Province
Government
• Mayor	Ghislaine Arlie
Area
• Land¹	48.0 km² (18.5 sq mi)
Population (2004 census)
• Population²	459
• Population² Density	9.6/km² (25/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
• 1996 census	Europeans 76.0% Polynesians 12.2% Kanaks 9.3% Other 2.5%
INSEE/Postal code	98806 / 98880
Elevation	15–701 m (49–2,300 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
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.

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

v t e Administrative divisions of New Caledonia

Provinces	Loyalty Islands Province North Province South Province

Communes	Belep Bouloupari Bourail Canala Dumbéa Farino Hienghène Houaïlou L'Île-des-Pins Kaala-Gomen Koné Kouaoua Koumac La Foa Lifou Maré Moindou Le Mont-Dore Nouméa Ouégoa Ouvéa Païta Poindimié Ponérihouen Pouébo Pouembout Poum Poya Sarraméa Thio Touho Voh Yaté

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