Touho

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Touho
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Coordinates: 20°47′S 165°14′E / 20.79°S 165.23°E / -20.79; 165.23Coordinates: 20°47′S 165°14′E / 20.79°S 165.23°E / -20.79; 165.23
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	North Province
Government
• Mayor	Alphonse Poinine
Area
• Land¹	283.0 km² (109.3 sq mi)
Population (2004 census)
• Population²	2,274
• Population² Density	8.0/km² (21/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
• 1996 census	Kanaks 83.6% Europeans 12.8% Polynesians 0.5% Other 3.1%
INSEE/Postal code	98830 / 98831
Elevation	0–1,069 m (0–3,507 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.

Touho is a municipality (commune) in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Touho lies on the east coast of the main island (Grande Terre) and is served by a road and an airfield.

The vocational school, Lycée Professionnel Augustin Ty ^[1] was officially opened in 1994. It is located directly opposite the airport.

References

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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