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.