General info

Entity:
New Caledonia
Capital:
Noumea
Population (2009-07-01):
227,436 (CIA)
Area:
19,060 sq.km.
Country code:
nc
Region:
Melanesia

Census Results

1946-06-20 :
1956-12-06 : 68,480
1963-05-02 : 86,519
1969-03-11 : 100,579
1974-04-23 :
1976-04-23 : 133,233
1983-04-15 : 145,368
1989-04-04 : 164,173
1996-04-16 : 196,836
2004-08-31 : 230,789
2009-07-27 : 245,580

New Caledonia

Administrative units

administrative unitscapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1996-04-16
census		population
2004-08-31
census		population
2009-07-27
census
source: Institut de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, New Caledonia.
note: Iles Loyaute = Loyalty Islands; Nord = North; Sud = South.
note: A part of Poya, being 94 people at the 1996 census and 122 at the 2004 census, is situated in Province Sud.
Province Îles Loyauté 1,980.920,87722,08017,436
Lifou 1,207.110,00710,3208,627
Maré 641.76,8967,4015,417
Ouvéa 132.13,9744,3593,392
Province Nord 9,582.641,41344,47445,137
Bélep 69.5923930895
Canala 438.73,3743,5123,341
Hienghène 1,068.82,2082,6272,399
Houailou 940.64,3324,5373,945
Kaala-Gomen 718.21,7871,8811,931
Koné 373.64,0884,5005,199
Kouaoua 383.01,5241,5861,345
Koumac 550.02,6473,0033,690
Ouégoa 656.82,0342,1142,132
Poindimié 673.14,3404,8244,818
Ponérihouen 707.32,6912,7262,384
Pouébo 202.82,3522,3812,416
Pouembout 674.31,1891,4712,078
Poum 469.41,3201,3901,388
Poya (Nord) 568.62,4282,4782,521
Touho 283.02,2342,2742,247
Voh 804.91,9422,2402,408
Province Sud 7,012.0134,546164,235183,007
Boulouparis 865.61,5912,0892,418
Bourail 797.64,3644,7794,999
Dumbéa 254.613,88818,60224,103
Farino 48.0279459598
Ile-des-Pins (L') 152.31,6711,8401,969
La Foa 464.02,5022,9033,323
Moindou 321.9568602704
Mont-Dore (Le) 643.020,78024,19525,683
Nouméa 45.776,29391,38697,579
Païta 699.77,86212,06216,358
Poya (Sud) 277.294122127
Sarraméa 106.4486610127
Thio 997.62,6142,743636
Yaté 1,338.41,5541,8432,629
total 18,575.5196,836230,789245,580