Maré (New Caledonia)

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Maré
Location of the municipality of Maré in the {{{département}}}
province Loyalty Islands
Aire coutumière Nengone
Coordinates 21 ° 31 ′  S , 167 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 21 ° 31 ′  S , 167 ° 59 ′  E
height 0-138 m
surface 641.70 km 2
Residents 5,648 (August 26, 2014)
Population density 9 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 98828
INSEE code 98815

Maré beach

Maré is an island in the Pacific Ocean , it belongs to the Collectivité sui generis of New Caledonia and is located in the Province of the Loyalty Islands . Maré is the southernmost and second largest of the Loyalty Islands after Lifou . In 2009 it had 5417 inhabitants on an area of ​​641.7 km². The island forms a municipality of the same name.

geography

The almost 50 kilometers long and up to 35 kilometers wide island is located southeast of Lifou and south of Tiga .

Maré is an upscale atoll of volcanic origin. The central lagoon is bordered by a coastal strip, the rocks of which reach heights of 80 to 100 meters. The main town of the island is Tadine in the southwest, although La Roche in the northeast is larger and also has an airfield.

Traditional outline

Maré is divided into eight chiefdoms ( districts coutumiers ): Guahma, Pénélo, La Roche, Tadine, Tawainédré, Eni, Médu, Wabao. By far the most populous is Guahma. The main town of Tadine only follows in third place, after La Roche. The chiefdoms are further subdivided into 30 tribal areas ( tribus ):

  • District Guahma
    • Hnawayetch
    • Kaewatine
    • Mebuet
    • Menaku
    • Netché
    • Padawa
    • Rô
    • Tenane
    • Thogons
    • Tuho
    • Wakuarory
  • District Pénélo
    • Cuads
    • Kurine
    • Patho
    • Penélo
  • District La Roche
    • Atha
    • Ceni
    • Hnainèdre
    • La Roche
    • Rawa
    • Peyece
  • District Tadine
    • Cengeite
    • Tadine
  • District Tawainèdre
    • Hnadide
    • Tawainèdre
    • Wakone
  • District Eni
    • Eni
  • District Medu
    • Medu
  • District Wabao
    • Wabao

cards

  • Map from 1870

  • Current map sketch

history

British ships reached Maré in 1803 and Protestant missionaries arrived in 1841 . Then came French and Catholics . The following religious disputes lasted until the end of the 19th century. Today the majority of the population is Protestant.

economy

Important branches of business on Maré are fruit and vegetable growing .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ apart from the remote and uninhabited island of Walpole , which geographically still belongs to the Loyalty Islands, but not administratively to the Province of the Loyalty Islands.
  2. ↑ Maré on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved October 3, 2009
  3. ^ Commune de Maré
  4. ^ ISEE: portrait de votre tribu

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