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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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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