Dumbéa

Dumbéa
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Administration
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	South Province
Mayor	Georges Naturel
Statistics
Elevation	0–1,250 m (0–4,100 ft) (avg. 20 m/66 ft)
Land area1	254.6 km2 (98.3 sq mi)
Population2	18,602  (2004 census)
- Density	73 /km2 (190 /sq mi)
- Ethnic distribution   (1996 census)	Europeans 40.5% Polynesians 26.5% Kanaks 19.4% Other 13.6%
INSEE/Postal code	98805/ 98835
1 New Caledonia Land Register (DITTT) data, which exclude lakes and ponds larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 22°09′S 166°27′E / 22.15°S 166.45°E / -22.15; 166.45

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.

Twin towns

• Fréjus, France, since 1985
• Punaauia, France, since 1991
• Bessières, France
• Lifou, New Caledonia

External links

• Official website (French)