Southern Province (New Caledonia)

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Southern province
Flag of the Southern Province
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

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
Bouloupari 000000000003005.00000000003,005 865.60 000000000000003.00000000003 98802 98812
Bourail 000000000005444.00000000005,444 797.60 000000000000007.00000000007th 98803 98870
Dumbéa 000000000031812.000000000031,812 254.60 000000000000125.0000000000125 98805 98830, 98835, 98836, 98837
Farino 000000000000612.0000000000612 48.00 000000000000013.000000000013 98806 98881
L'Île-des-Pins 000000000001958.00000000001,958 152.30 000000000000013.000000000013 98809 98832
La Foa 000000000003542.00000000003,542 464.00 000000000000008.00000000008th 98813 98880
Le Mont-Dore 000000000027155.000000000027,155 643.00 000000000000042.000000000042 98817 98809, 98810
Moindou 000000000000709.0000000000709 321.90 000000000000002.00000000002 98816 98819
Nouméa 000000000099926.000000000099,926 45.70 000000000002187.00000000002,187 98818 97800
Païta 000000000020616.000000000020,616 699.70 000000000000029.000000000029 98821 97890
Poya 230 568.20 000000000000000.00000000000 98827 97827
Sarraméa 000000000000584.0000000000584 106.40 000000000000005.00000000005 98828 97880
Thio 000000000002643.00000000002,643 997.60 000000000000003.00000000003 98829 97829
Yate 000000000001747.00000000001,747 1,338.40 000000000000001.00000000001 98832 97834
Northern Province 000000000199983.0000000000199.983 7,303.00 000000000000027.000000000027

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.

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