Menaku is a village in the northeast of
Maré Island
Maré Island or Nengone (french: Île de Maré) is the second-largest of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Maré, ...
, in the
Loyalty Islands
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of
New Caledonia
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It lies south by road from
Kaewatine
Kaewatine is a village in the northeast of Maré Island, in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia. It lies east by road from Thogone and north of Menaku
Menaku is a village in the northeast of Maré Island, in the Loyalty Islands
The Loyalty ...
and northwest of the main town of
La Roche.
It lies 27 kilometres from
Tadine and as of 1996 had a population of 127 people.
The Grand-Chief is Naisseline Henri Yé Nidoish, the Chief is Cuéwapur Cuki and the President of the Council is Wakana Kadéne.
The main language spoken by the inhabitants is the indigenous
Nengoné language and the
French language
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References
Populated places in Maré Island
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