Koné, New Caledonia

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Koné
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Coordinates: 21°03′32″S 164°51′06″E / 21.059°S 164.8518°E / -21.059; 164.8518Coordinates: 21°03′32″S 164°51′06″E / 21.059°S 164.8518°E / -21.059; 164.8518
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	North Province
Government
• Mayor	Joseph Goromido
Area
• Land¹	373.6 km² (144.2 sq mi)
Population (2004 census)
• Population²	4,500
• Population² Density	12/km² (31/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
• 1996 census	Kanaks 63.1% Europeans 24.4% Polynesians 2.1% Other 10.4%
INSEE/Postal code	98811 / 98860
Elevation	0–1,014 m (0–3,327 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 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.

Koné is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. Koné is the provincial seat of the North Province.

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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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