Koné, New Caledonia

For the town in Burkina Faso, see Koné, Burkina Faso.

Koné
The main road in the centre of 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
Area¹	373.6 km² (144.2 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)²	7,340
• Density	20/km² (51/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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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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