Ouégoa

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

Ouégoa
The Commissariat de l'Or au Caillou became the Normandon Hotel in 1896
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Ouégoa
Coordinates: 20°21′02″S 164°25′57″E
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceNorth Province
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Barnabé Pébou-Hamène
Area
1
656.8 km2 (253.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
2,118
  Density3.2/km2 (8.4/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
  2019 censusKanaks 71.48%
Europeans 12.65%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.19%
Mixed 6.42%
Other 9.25%
Time zoneUTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code
98819 /98821
Elevation0–1,347 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.

References

  1. Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie


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