Lifou

Lifou (; , ) is a French commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.

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French commune.name: Lifou
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Lifou falaises Xodre.JPG
French commune.caption: The cliffs of Xodre in Lifou
French commune.province: Loyalty Islands Province(provincial seat)
French commune.map size: 270px
French commune.adjustable map: Locator map of Lifou 2018.png
French commune.map caption: Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
French commune.INSEE: 98814
French commune.postal code: 98820
French commune.mayor: Neko Hnepeune
French commune.term: 2023–2026
French commune.elevation m: 30
French commune.elevation min m: 0
French commune.elevation max m: 104
French commune.area km2: 1207.1
French commune.population: 9195
French commune.population date: 2019 census

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Official name: Lifou
Population: 9195
Area: 1207.1
Elevation: 60
Image: Santal Bay, Lifou, 2007 (3).JPG

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Commons category: Lifou
postal code: 98885
native label: Lifou

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Lifou (; , ) is a French commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.

== Geography == Lifou is made up of Lifou Island, the largest and most heavily populated of the Loyalty Islands, its smaller neighbour Tiga Island, and several uninhabited islets in between these two. All these islands lie among the Loyalty Islands, northeast of New Caledonia's mainland. At , Lifou Island is the largest atoll in the world.