Houaïlou

Houaïlou
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Coordinates: 21°17′27″S 165°37′18″E / 21.2909°S 165.6217°ECoordinates: 21°17′27″S 165°37′18″E / 21.2909°S 165.6217°E
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	North Province
Government
• Mayor	Lionel Weiri
Area^1	940.6 km^2 (363.2 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)^2	4,240
• Density	4.5/km^2 (12/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
• 1996 census	Kanaks 89.8% Europeans 6.5% Polynesians 1.2% Other 2.5%
INSEE/Postal code	98808 / 98816
Elevation	0–1,444 m (0–4,738 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 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.

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