Kouaoua

Kouaoua
Commune
Kouaoua opencast mine
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Kouaoua
Coordinates: 21°23′53″S 165°49′05″E / 21.398°S 165.818°E / -21.398; 165.818Coordinates: 21°23′53″S 165°49′05″E / 21.398°S 165.818°E / -21.398; 165.818
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	North Province
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alcide Ponga
Area 1	383.0 km2 (147.9 sq mi)
Population  (2019 census)[1]	1,304
• Density	3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
• 2019 census	Kanaks 89.34% Europeans 2.07% Wallisians and Futunans 0.38% Mixed 4.91% Other 3.3%
Time zone	UTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code	98833 /98818
Elevation	0–1,058 m (0–3,471 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 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.

Kouaoua (French pronunciation: ​[kwawa]; in Ajië: Kaa Wi Paa; in Corsican: Quaua) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Nickel mining is operated in Kouaoua.

History[]

The commune of Kouaoua was created on 25 April 1995 by detaching its territory from the commune of Canala.

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