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New Caledonia: cities by population

New Caledonia has a population of 284,060, with Noumea as its capital. The 33 largest of its 33 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Nouméa	South Province	93,060
2	Mont-Dore	South Province	24,680
3	Dumbéa	South Province	19,346
4	Païta	South Province	12,617
5	Wé	Loyalty Islands	10,375
6	Tadine	Loyalty Islands	7,492
7	Bourail	South Province	5,531
8	Poindimié	North Province	5,006
9	Koné	North Province	4,572
10	Houaïlou	North Province	4,562
11	Anse-Vata	South Province	3,729
12	Canala	North Province	3,538
13	Ouvéa	Loyalty Islands	3,401
14	Koumac	North Province	3,060
15	La Foa	South Province	2,947
16	Thio	South Province	2,748
17	Ponérihouen	North Province	2,739
18	Hienghène	North Province	2,668
19	Poya	North Province	2,617
20	Pouébo	North Province	2,391
21	Touho	North Province	2,283
22	Voh	North Province	2,272
23	Bouloupari	South Province	2,146
24	Ouégoa	North Province	2,127
25	Kaala-Gomén	North Province	1,897
26	Yaté-Barrage	South Province	1,871
27	Vao	South Province	1,862
28	Pouembout	North Province	1,511
29	Poum	North Province	1,405
30	Wala	North Province	890
31	Sarraméa	South Province	623
32	Moindou	South Province	609
33	La Roche	Loyalty Islands	550

Twenty years earlier: New Caledonia in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 232,410.