Dumbéa (; ) is a
commune in the suburbs of
Nouméa
Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French Sui generis collectivity, special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest Francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main i ...
in the
South Province of
New Caledonia
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, an overseas territory of
France
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in the
Pacific Ocean
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. The population of the commune was 35,873 according to the 2019 census.
From 1904 to 1940 the town was linked to Nouméa by the
Nouméa-Païta railway.
Population
Twin towns – sister cities
Dumbéa is
twinned with:
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Fréjus
Fréjus (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (department), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France.
It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, Var, Saint-Raphaël ...
, France (1985)
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Lifou
Lifou () is a communes of France, commune of France in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.
Geography
Lifou is made up of Lifou Island, the largest and most heavily populated of the Loyalty Islands, its smaller neighbou ...
, New Caledonia (2000)
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Port Vila
Port Vila ( ; ), or simply Vila (), is the capital of Vanuatu and its largest city. It is on the island of Efate, in Shefa Province.
The population was 49,034 as of the 2020 census. In 2020, the population of Port Vila formed 16.3% of the ...
, Vanuatu (2003)
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Poum
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, New Caledonia (2014)
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Punaauia, French Polynesia (1991)
References
External links
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Communes of New Caledonia
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