Ouégoa

Ouégoa
Commune
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 / 20.3506°S 164.4326°E / -20.3506; 164.4326
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceNorth Province
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Barnabé Pébou-Hamène[1]
Area
1
656.8 km2 (253.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[2]
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.

Ouégoa (French pronunciation: [weɡɔa] ⓘ) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
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