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.
Statements (50)
| 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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