Poya, New Caledonia
Poya | |
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The town hall in Poya | |
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
Location of Poya | |
| Coordinates: 21°20′55″S 165°09′04″E / 21.3487°S 165.151°E | |
| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | North Province and South Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Évelyne Goro-Atu |
Area 1 | 845.8 km2 (326.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census) | 2,802 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
| Ethnic distribution | |
| • 2019 census | Kanaks 58.85% Europeans 13.95% Wallisians and Futunans 5.03% Mixed 13.67% Other 8.49% |
| Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98827 /98827 |
| Elevation | 0–1,508 m (0–4,948 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 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. | |
Poya (French pronunciation: [pɔja]) is a commune in New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The largest part of the commune (including the main settlement of Poya itself) lies in the North Province of New Caledonia, and a smaller part of the commune lies in the South Province, an odd situation resulting from the creation of New Caledonia's provinces in 1989. At the 2019 census, 2,592 of the 2,802 inhabitants of Poya lived on the North Province's side of the commune, while only 210 inhabitants lived on the South Province's side.