Dumbéa

Dumbéa
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Coordinates: 22°09′S 166°27′E / 22.15°S 166.45°E / -22.15; 166.45Coordinates: 22°09′S 166°27′E / 22.15°S 166.45°E / -22.15; 166.45
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	South Province
Government
• Mayor	Georges Naturel
Area¹	254.6 km² (98.3 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)²	31,812
• Density	120/km² (320/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
• 1996 census	Europeans 40.5% Polynesians 26.5% Kanaks 19.4% Other 13.6%
INSEE/Postal code	98805 / 98835
Elevation	0–1,250 m (0–4,101 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 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.

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.

From 1904 to 1940 the town was linked to Nouméa by the Nouméa-Païta railway.

Twin towns

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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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