| Padawan | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | New Caledonia Maré |
| Pushpin Popo Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maré Island |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Mapsize1: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Territory |
| Subdivision Name: |  New Caledonia, France |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Commune |
| Subdivision Name2: | Maré |
| Timezone: | UTC+11 |
| Coordinates: | -21.4606°N 167.8397°W |
Padawa is a village on the northwestern coast of Maré Island, in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia.[1] It lies southwest by road from Hnawayaca and north of Nece.[2]