Dumbéa Explained

Dumbéa
Commune Status:Commune
Province:South Province
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Dumbéa (Nouvelle-Calédonie).svg
Map Size:270px
Adjustable Map:Locator map of Dumbéa 2018.png
Map Caption:Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Insee:98805
Postal Code:98835
Mayor:Yoann Lecourieux[1]
Term:2023 - 2026
Coordinates:-22.15°N 166.45°W
Elevation M:20
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:1250
Area Km2:254.6
Population:35873
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[2]
Ethnic:Kanaks 29.61%
Europeans 19.08%
Wallisians and Futunans 18.24%
Mixed 14.54%
Other 18.53%
Ethnic Date:2019

Dumbéa (in French pronounced as /dœ̃bea/, pronounced as /ɳɖùmbea/) is a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The population of the commune was 35,873 according to the 2019 census.

From 1904 to 1940 the town was linked to Nouméa by the Nouméa-Païta railway.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Oceania. Dumbéa is twinned with:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023. fr.
  2. https://www.isee.nc/component/phocadownload/category/193-recensement?download=1979:rp-2019-population-logement-menages-communes Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019
  3. Web site: Jumelages. ville-dumbea.nc. Dumbéa. fr. 2020-07-20.