Dumbéa
Dumbéa | |
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_-_Vue_sur_Noum%C3%A9a_(3225081920).jpg) Aerial view of Dumbéa | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
Location of Dumbéa  | |
| Coordinates: 22°09′S 166°27′E / 22.15°S 166.45°E | |
| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | South Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Georges Naturel |
| Area 1 | 254.6 km2 (98.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 35,873 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Ethnic distribution | |
| • 2019 | Kanaks 29.61% Europeans 19.08% Wallisians and Futunans 18.24% Mixed 14.54% Other 18.53% |
| Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98805 /98835 |
| Elevation | 0–1,250 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. | |
Dumbéa (French pronunciation: [dœ̃bea], Ndrumbea: [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.[1]
From 1904 to 1940 the town was linked to Nouméa by the Nouméa-Païta railway.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% 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[2] | ||
Twin towns – sister cities
References
- ^ a b Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
- ^ ISEE. "Structure de la population et évolutions: La population aux différents recensements". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Jumelages". ville-dumbea.nc (in French). Dumbéa. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dumbéa.
- Official website (in French)
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