Nouméa
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Summary
Nouméa is a commune of New Caledonia[1]. Nouméa ranks in the top 3% of commune of new caledonia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,621 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Province[3], Djubéa-Kaponé[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Head of government: Sonia Lagarde[6]
- Continent: Insular Oceania[7]
- Instance of: big city[8]
- Official language: French[9]
- Shares border with: Dumbéa[10], Le Mont-Dore[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Nice[12], Gold Coast[13], Taupō[14], Papeete[15]
- Postal code: 98800[16]
- Commons category: Nouméa[17]
- Local dialing code: 23-29[18]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Nouméa[19]
- Inception: 1854[20]
- Coordinate location: -22.266666666667, 166.45[21]
- Located in/on physical feature: Grande Terre[22]
- Official website: https://www.noumea.nc/[23], https://ogdencity.com/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nouméa[25]
- Commons gallery: Nouméa[26]
- Population: 100,237[27], 99,926[28], 96,082[29], 57,800[30], 70,000[31], 108,000[32], 60,000[33]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Nouméa[34]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[35]
- Capital of: New Caledonia[36], Grande Terre[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Nouméa[38]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Nouméa[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Nouméa[40]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Nouméa include La Tontouta International Airport[41], an international airport[42], in France[43]; Nouméa Accord[44], an agreement[45], in France[46]; and Nouméa Magenta Airport[47], an airport[48], in France[49].
Why It Matters
Nouméa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Nouméa is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Nouméa include La Tontouta International Airport[41], an international airport[42], in France[43]; Nouméa Accord[44], an agreement[45], in France[46]; and Nouméa Magenta Airport[47], an airport[48], in France[49].