Dumbéa
Commune in New Caledonia, France
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Coat of arms
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Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Dumbéa
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(2019)[2]
Europeans 19.08%
Wallisians and Futunans 18.24%
Mixed 14.54%
Other 18.53%
98805 /98835
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
Dumbéa (French pronunciation: [dœ̃bea], Ndrumbea: [ɳɖùmbea]) is a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The population of the commune was 35,873 according to the 2019 census.[2]
From 1904 to 1940 the town was linked to Nouméa by the Nouméa-Païta railway.
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1956 | 284 | — |
1963 | 463 | +7.23% |
1969 | 1,304 | +18.84% |
1976 | 4,191 | +18.15% |
1983 | 5,538 | +4.06% |
1989 | 10,052 | +10.45% |
1996 | 13,888 | +4.73% |
2004 | 18,602 | +3.72% |
2009 | 24,103 | +5.32% |
2014 | 31,812 | +5.71% |
2019 | 35,873 | +2.43% |
Source: ISEE[3] |
Twin towns – sister cities
Dumbéa is twinned with:[4]
Fréjus, France (1985)
Lifou, New Caledonia (2000)
Port Vila, Vanuatu (2003)
Poum, New Caledonia (2014)
Punaauia, French Polynesia (1991)
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
- ^ ISEE. "Structure de la population et évolutions: La population aux différents recensements". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Jumelages". ville-dumbea.nc (in French). Dumbéa. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
External links
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