Dumbéa

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Coordinates: 22°09′S 166°27′E / -22.15, 166.45

Commune of Dumbéa
Location
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Administration
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	South Province
Mayor	Bernard Marant
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–1,250 m (avg. 20 m)
Land area¹	254.6 km²
Population² (2004 census)	18,602
- Density	73.1/km² (2004 census)
- Ethnic distribution   (1996 census)	Europeans 40.5% Polynesians 26.5% Kanaks 19.4% Other 13.6%
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	98805/ 98835
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.

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

[edit] External links

• Official website (French)

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