Pouébo

Pouébo
The Cascade de Colnett
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Coordinates: 20°23′51″S 164°34′08″E / 20.3975°S 164.5689°E / -20.3975; 164.5689Coordinates: 20°23′51″S 164°34′08″E / 20.3975°S 164.5689°E / -20.3975; 164.5689
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	North Province
Government
• Mayor	Joseph Pada
Area¹	202.8 km² (78.3 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)²	2,452
• Density	12/km² (31/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
• 1996 census	Kanaks 95.5% Europeans 3.6% Polynesians 0.5% Other 0.4%
INSEE/Postal code	98824 / 98824
Elevation	0–1,406 m (0–4,613 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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pouébo is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

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Administrative divisions of New Caledonia

Provinces	Loyalty Islands Province North Province South Province

Communes	Belep Bouloupari Bourail Canala Dumbéa Farino Hienghène Houaïlou L'Île-des-Pins Kaala-Gomen Koné Kouaoua Koumac La Foa Lifou Maré Moindou Le Mont-Dore Nouméa Ouégoa Ouvéa Païta Poindimié Ponérihouen Pouébo Pouembout Poum Poya Sarraméa Thio Touho Voh Yaté

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