Farino Explained

Farino
Commune Status:Commune
Province:South Province
Map Size:270px
Adjustable Map:Locator map of Farino 2018.png
Map Caption:Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Insee:98806
Postal Code:98880
Mayor:Régis Roustan[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:-21.6682°N 165.7653°W
Elevation M:250
Elevation Min M:15
Elevation Max M:701
Area Km2:48.0
Population:712
Population Date:2019 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Ethnic:Europeans 46.35%
Kanaks 10.81%
Wallisians and Futunans 4.92%
Mixed 22.47%
Other 15.45%
Ethnic Date:2019 census

Farino (pronounced as /fr/) is a landlocked commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It and neighbouring Sarraméa are the only two communes on the island that do not border the sea.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. 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