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Menaku
Village
Territory New Caledonia, France
ProvinceLoyalty Islands Province
CommuneMaré
Time zoneUTC+11

Menaku is a village in the northeast of Maré Island, in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia.[1] It lies south by road from Kaewatine and northwest of the main town of La Roche.[2]It lies 27 kilometres from Tadine and as of 1996 had a population of 127 people.[3] The Grand-Chief is Naisseline Henri Yé Nidoish, the Chief is Cuéwapur Cuki and the President of the Council is Wakana Kadéne.[3] The main language spoken by the inhabitants is the indigenous Nengoné language and the French language.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Maré". Direction des Infrastructures de la Topographie et des Transports Terrestres (DITTT). Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. ^ Google Maps (Map). Google. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Tribu Menaku" (PDF). ISEE. Retrieved 19 June 2011.