Koumac
Koumac | |
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View of the baie des Sables taken from Pandop with Tiebaghi massif in the background | |
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
Location of Koumac | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2020–2026) | Wilfrid Weiss |
Area 1 | 550.0 km2 (212.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census) | 3,981 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Ethnic distribution | |
| • 2019 census | Kanaks 38.33% Europeans 28.16% Wallisians and Futunans 0.98% Mixed 22.51% Other 10.02% |
| Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98812 /98850 |
| Elevation | 0–823 m (0–2,700 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. | |
Koumac (French pronunciation: [kumak]) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.