Nouméa

Nouméa is the capital city of New Caledonia.

Nouméa
City centre and Nouméa Cathedral
Location of the commune (in red)
within New Caledonia
Location of Nouméa
Coordinates: 22°16′33″S 166°27′29″E
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceSouth Province
(provincial seat)
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Sonia Lagarde
Area45.7 km2 (17.6 sq mi)
  Urban
1,643 km2 (634 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[2]
94,285
  Density2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
  Urban
182,341
  Urban density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
  2019 censusEuropeans 39.15%
Kanaks 26.62%
Wallisians and Futunans 6.1%
Mixed 10.22%
Other 17.9%
Time zoneUTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code
98818 /98800
Elevation0–167 m (0–548 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 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.

References

  1. "Tableaux de l'économie calédonienne, Chapitre 1 : TERRITOIRE-ENVIRONNEMENT" (PDF). ISEE. 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  2. Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
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