Ponérihouen Explained

Ponérihouen
Commune Status:Commune
Province:North Province
Map Size:270px
Adjustable Map:Locator map of Ponérihouen 2018.png
Map Caption:Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Insee:98823
Postal Code:98823
Mayor:Pierre Chanel Tutugoro[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:-21.0772°N 165.396°W
Elevation M:10
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:1330
Area Km2:707.3
Population:2420
Population Date:2019 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Ethnic:Kanaks 90.21%
Europeans 1.36%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.45%
Mixed 6.65%
Other 1.32%
Ethnic Date:2019 census

Ponérihouen (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

Ponérihouen is the birthplace of the writer, feminist and politician Déwé Gorodey, who served as vice-president of the congress from 2001 to 2009.

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