Poum
Sign in to savePoum (, ) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The small town of Poum (Latitude: 20° 13' 59'' south, longitude: 164° 1' 23'' east) is located in the far northwest, located on the southern part of Banare Bay, with Mouac Island just offshore. Aside from French, the native language of the Kanak inhabitants is nêlêmwa-nixumwak, an Austronesian language spoken by about 1,100 people. British fishermen came to the islands in 1855 seeking sea cucumbers, and settled and intermarried, and this is reflected in the last names of some cl
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Poum
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.province
- North Province
- French commune.image
- Plage de Nennon.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Nennon Beach in Poum
- French commune.map size
- 270px
- French commune.adjustable map
- Locator map of Poum 2018.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
- French commune.INSEE
- 98826
- French commune.postal code
- 98826
- French commune.mayor
- Henriette Tidjine-Hmae
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 5
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 412
- French commune.area km2
- 469.4
- French commune.population
- 1435
- French commune.population date
- 2019 census
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- Population
- 1435
- Area
- 469.4
- Image
- Plage de Nennon.JPG
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- Poum
- postal code
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Poum (, ) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The small town of Poum (Latitude: 20° 13' 59'' south, longitude: 164° 1' 23'' east) is located in the far northwest, located on the southern part of Banare Bay, with Mouac Island just offshore. Aside from French, the native language of the Kanak inhabitants is nêlêmwa-nixumwak, an Austronesian language spoken by about 1,100 people. British fishermen came to the islands in 1855 seeking sea cucumbers, and settled and intermarried, and this is reflected in the last names of some clan members and on gravestones (e.g. Williams, Winchester). In the 1850s, a hundred Europeans lived on Mouac Island and John Henry Williams established a presence on Néba island.
==Geography== The Poum massif south of Poum and Titch rises to 414 m and is rich in nickel. Other minerals like cobalt have been mined out. The hills around Poum are bare of trees and distinctively rose and red-tinged. Seasonal water shortages and bush fires are common.
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