Sarraméa Explained

Sarraméa
Commune Status:Commune
Province:South Province
Map Size:270px
Adjustable Map:Locator map of Sarraméa 2018.png
Map Caption:Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Insee:98828
Postal Code:98880
Mayor:Prisca Holero[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:-21.6412°N 165.846°W
Elevation M:60
Elevation Min M:10
Elevation Max M:1010
Area Km2:106.4
Population:572
Population Date:2019 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Ethnic:Kanaks 76.92%
Europeans 8.57%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.35%
Mixed 5.07%
Other 9.09%
Ethnic Date:2019 census

Sarraméa (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 Farino are the only two communes on the island that do not border the sea. With a population of (rounded by the nearest hundred) 500, Sarraméa is the least populous commune of not only South Province, but all of New Caledonia.

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