Ponérihouen

Ponérihouen
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Coordinates: 21°04′38″S 165°23′46″E / 21.0772°S 165.396°E / -21.0772; 165.396Coordinates: 21°04′38″S 165°23′46″E / 21.0772°S 165.396°E / -21.0772; 165.396
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	North Province
Government
• Mayor	André Gopéa
Area¹	707.3 km² (273.1 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)²	2,370
• Density	3.4/km² (8.7/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
• 1996 census	Kanaks 93.5% Europeans 4.6% Polynesians 0.6% Other 1.3%
INSEE/Postal code	98823 / 98823
Elevation	0–1,330 m (0–4,364 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
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.

Ponérihouen is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

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Administrative divisions of New Caledonia

Provinces	Loyalty Islands Province North Province South Province

Communes	Belep Bouloupari Bourail Canala Dumbéa Farino Hienghène Houaïlou L'Île-des-Pins Kaala-Gomen Koné Kouaoua Koumac La Foa Lifou Maré Moindou Le Mont-Dore Nouméa Ouégoa Ouvéa Païta Poindimié Ponérihouen Pouébo Pouembout Poum Poya Sarraméa Thio Touho Voh Yaté

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