Poya, New Caledonia

Poya
The town hall in Poya
The town hall in Poya
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Poya
Map
Coordinates: 21°20′55″S 165°09′04″E / 21.3487°S 165.151°E / -21.3487; 165.151
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceNorth Province
and South Province
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Évelyne Goro-Atu[1]
Area
1
845.8 km2 (326.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[2]
2,802
 • Density3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
 • 2019 censusKanaks 58.85%
Europeans 13.95%
Wallisians and Futunans 5.03%
Mixed 13.67%
Other 8.49%
Time zoneUTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code
98827 /98827
Elevation0–1,508 m (0–4,948 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 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.

Poya (French pronunciation: [pɔja]) is a commune in New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The largest part of the commune (including the main settlement of Poya itself) lies in the North Province of New Caledonia, and a smaller part of the commune lies in the South Province, an odd situation resulting from the creation of New Caledonia's provinces in 1989. At the 2019 census, 2,592 of the 2,802 inhabitants of Poya lived on the North Province's side of the commune, while only 210 inhabitants lived on the South Province's side.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie