Southern Province (New Caledonia)
| Southern province | |
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French overseas territory |
New Caledonia |
| Communities | 14th |
| president | Philippe Michel |
| surface | 7,303.00 km² |
| Residents | 199.983 |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km² |
 Location of the province in the overseas region of New Caledonia |
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The southern province ( French Province Sud ) is one of three provinces of New Caledonia . It encompasses the southern part of the island of Grande Terre (area 7303 km²), offshore islands to the south, including Île des Pins , and distant islands in the southeast, including Walpole and the Matthew and Hunter Islands claimed by Vanuatu . The provincial seat of government is in Nouméa , while the French state provides services in La Foa .
In the provincial parliament, known as the Assemblée de Province , there are 40 people elected by the population, 32 of whom are also sent as mandataries to the New Caledonia Congress in accordance with the Nouméa Agreement .
The province was formed on the basis of the Matignon Agreement in 1988 .
Communities
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
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| Bouloupari | 3,005 | 865.60 | 3 | 98802 | 98812 |
| Bourail | 5,444 | 797.60 | 7th | 98803 | 98870 |
| Dumbéa | 31,812 | 254.60 | 125 | 98805 | 98830, 98835, 98836, 98837 |
| Farino | 612 | 48.00 | 13 | 98806 | 98881 |
| L'Île-des-Pins | 1,958 | 152.30 | 13 | 98809 | 98832 |
| La Foa | 3,542 | 464.00 | 8th | 98813 | 98880 |
| Le Mont-Dore | 27,155 | 643.00 | 42 | 98817 | 98809, 98810 |
| Moindou | 709 | 321.90 | 2 | 98816 | 98819 |
| Nouméa | 99,926 | 45.70 | 2,187 | 98818 | 97800 |
| Païta | 20,616 | 699.70 | 29 | 98821 | 97890 |
| Poya | 230 | 568.20 | 0 | 98827 | 97827 |
| Sarraméa | 584 | 106.40 | 5 | 98828 | 97880 |
| Thio | 2,643 | 997.60 | 3 | 98829 | 97829 |
| Yate | 1,747 | 1,338.40 | 1 | 98832 | 97834 |
| Northern Province | 199.983 | 7,303.00 | 27 | - | - |
The municipality of Poya has been divided between the Northern Province and the Southern Province since 1999 . The population lives mainly in the northern part of the northern province.
