Ouégoa

Ouégoa

The Commissariat de l'Or au Caillou became the Normandon Hotel in 1896

Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Coordinates: 20°21′02″S 164°25′57″E / 20.3506°S 164.4326°E / -20.3506; 164.4326Coordinates: 20°21′02″S 164°25′57″E / 20.3506°S 164.4326°E / -20.3506; 164.4326
Country France
Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia
Province North Province
Government
  Mayor Cézelin Tchoeaoua
Area1 656.8 km2 (253.6 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)2 2,360
  Density 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
  1996 census Kanaks 75.9%
Europeans 22.2%
Polynesians 0.5%
Other 1.4%
INSEE/Postal code 98819 / 98821
Elevation 0–1,347 m (0–4,419 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.

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

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