Yaté

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Coordinates: 22°10′S 166°57′E / 22.17°S 166.95°E / -22.17; 166.95

Commune of Yaté

Location
Yate.PNG
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Administration
Country France
Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia
Province South Province
Mayor Adolphe Kamébo Digoué
Statistics
Elevation 0–1,501 m (0–4,900 ft)
(avg. 20 m/66 ft)
Land area1 1,338.4 km2 (516.8 sq mi)
Population2 1,843  (2004 census)
 - Density 1 /km2 (2.6 /sq mi)
 - Ethnic distribution
  (1996 census)
Kanaks 95.5%
Europeans 3.8%
Polynesians 0.1%
Other 0.6%
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 98832/ 98834
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.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Yaté is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.