Dumbéa

Commune in New Caledonia, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Dumbéa (French pronunciation: [dœ̃bea], Dumbea: [ɳɖùmbea]) is a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The population of the commune was 35,873 according to the 2019 census.[2]

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Dumbéa
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Aerial view of Dumbéa
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Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Dumbéa
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Coordinates: 22°09′S 166°27′E
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceSouth Province
Government
  Mayor (20232026) Yoann Lecourieux[1]
Area
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254.6 km2 (98.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
35,873
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
  2019Kanaks 29.61%
Europeans 19.08%
Wallisians and Futunans 18.24%
Mixed 14.54%
Other 18.53%
Time zoneUTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code
98805 /98835
Elevation0–1,250 m (0–4,101 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 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.
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From 1904 to 1940 the town was linked to Nouméa by the Nouméa-Païta railway.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1956 284    
1963 463+7.23%
1969 1,304+18.84%
1976 4,191+18.15%
1983 5,538+4.06%
1989 10,052+10.45%
1996 13,888+4.73%
2004 18,602+3.72%
2009 24,103+5.32%
2014 31,812+5.71%
2019 35,873+2.43%
Source: ISEE[3]
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Twin towns – sister cities

Dumbéa is twinned with:[4]

References

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