North Province, New Caledonia

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North Province, New Caledonia is a largely rural, Kanak-majority administrative region on the main island of New Caledonia, known for its indigenous culture, mining activities, and use of local languages such as Paicî.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of New Caledonia
subnational administrative division
administrativeCenter Koné NERFINISHED
borderedBy Loyalty Islands Province (maritime boundary)
South Province, New Caledonia NERFINISHED
capital Koné NERFINISHED
contains Bélep Islands NERFINISHED
Canala NERFINISHED
Hienghène NERFINISHED
Houaïlou NERFINISHED
Kaala-Gomen NERFINISHED
Koné NERFINISHED
Koumac NERFINISHED
Poindimié NERFINISHED
Ponérihouen NERFINISHED
Pouembout NERFINISHED
Poya (northern part) NERFINISHED
Touho NERFINISHED
Voh NERFINISHED
country France
culturalRegion Kanak cultural area of New Caledonia
demographicCharacteristic Kanak-majority population
economicActivity agriculture
cattle raising
mining
geographicCharacteristic largely rural
governedBy Provincial Assembly of North Province NERFINISHED
hasCoastlineOn Coral Sea NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean
hasFeature lagoon and coral reefs along the coast
mountainous interior
hasIndigenousPeople Kanak people NERFINISHED
knownFor indigenous Kanak culture
mining activities
nickel mining
use of Kanak languages such as Paicî
languageFamilySpoken Austronesian languages
Kanak languages NERFINISHED
largestSettlement Koné NERFINISHED
localLanguage Paicî NERFINISHED
various Kanak languages
locatedIn Melanesia
Oceania
locatedOn Grande Terre NERFINISHED
majorEthnicGroup Kanak people NERFINISHED
officialLanguage French
partOf French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia NERFINISHED
New Caledonia NERFINISHED
politicalStatus province within a French sui generis collectivity
timeZone UTC+11

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Paicî language region North Province, New Caledonia
Cèmuhî language spokenIn North Province, New Caledonia
Bélep Islands locatedIn North Province, New Caledonia