Koumac
| Koumac | |
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View of the baie des Sables taken from Pandop with Tiebaghi massif in the background
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 Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia |
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| Coordinates: 20°33′44″S 164°15′43″E / 20.5621°S 164.2619°ECoordinates: 20°33′44″S 164°15′43″E / 20.5621°S 164.2619°E | |
| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | North Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Frouin |
| Area1 | 550.0 km2 (212.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2014 census)2 | 4,252 |
| • Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
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| • 1996 census |
Europeans 59.3% Kanaks 34.8% Polynesians 1.3% Other 4.6% |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98812 /98850 |
| Elevation | 0–823 m (0–2,700 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
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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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
Koumac is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
On 5 January 1977 about 46% of the territory of Koumac was detached and became the commune of Poum.
Athlete Arnjolt Beer was born here.
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