Ouégoa
Ouégoa | |
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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°ECoordinates: 20°21′02″S 164°25′57″E / 20.3506°S 164.4326°E | |
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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