Canala
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Commune of Canala | |
Location | |
Longitude | 21°43' S |
Latitude | 165°50' E |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
Province | North Province |
Mayor | Gilbert Tyuienon |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 0 m–1,098 m (avg. 20 m) |
Land area¹ | 438.7 km² |
Population² (2004 census) |
3,512 |
- Density (2004 census) | 8.0/km² |
- Ethnic distribution (1996 census) |
Kanaks 96.1% Europeans 2.6% Polynesians 0.6% Other 0.7% |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 98804/ 98813 |
¹ New Caledonia Land Register (DITTT) data, which exclude lakes and ponds larger than 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
For the spider genus (Desidae), see Canala (spider).
Canala is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
[edit] History
On April 25, 1995 about 47% of the territory of Canala was detached and became the commune of Kouaoua.
Provinces
Loyalty Islands · North Province · South Province
Communes
Belep · Bouloupari · Bourail · Canala · Chesterfield Islands · 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