Kouaoua
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Kouaoua | |
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Kouaoua opencast mine | |
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
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| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | North Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Patrick Hari[1] |
Area 1 | 383.0 km2 (147.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census)[2] | 1,304 |
| • Density | 3.405/km2 (8.818/sq mi) |
| Ethnic distribution | |
| • 2019 census | Kanaks 89.34% Europeans 2.07% Wallisians and Futunans 0.38% Mixed 4.91% Other 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98833 /98818 |
| Elevation | 0–1,058 m (0–3,471 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. | |
Kouaoua (French: [kwawa] <phonos file="LL-Q150 (fra)-Noaius Paticus-Kouaoua.wav"></phonos>, Ajië: Kaa Wi Paa) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Nickel mining is operated in Kouaoua.
History
[edit | edit source]The commune of Kouaoua was created on 25 April 1995 by detaching its territory from the commune of Canala.
References
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- ^ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
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