Sarraméa (French pronunciation: [saʁamea]) 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.
Sarraméa | |
|---|---|
 Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
Location of Sarraméa  | |
| Coordinates: 21°38′28″S 165°50′46″E / 21.6412°S 165.846°E | |
| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | South Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Prisca Holero[1] |
Area 1 | 106.4 km2 (41.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census)[2] | 572 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Ethnic distribution | |
| • 2019 census | Kanaks 76.92% Europeans 8.57% Wallisians and Futunans 0.35% Mixed 5.07% Other 9.09% |
| Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98828 /98880 |
| Elevation | 10–1,010 m (33–3,314 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 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. | |
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
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