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
borderedBy Loyalty Islands Province (maritime boundary)
South Province, New Caledonia
capital Koné
contains Bélep Islands
Canala
Hienghène
Houaïlou
Kaala-Gomen
Koné
Koumac
Poindimié
Ponérihouen
Pouembout
Poya (northern part)
Touho
Voh
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
hasCoastlineOn Coral Sea
Pacific Ocean
hasFeature lagoon and coral reefs along the coast
mountainous interior
hasIndigenousPeople Kanak people
knownFor indigenous Kanak culture
mining activities
nickel mining
use of Kanak languages such as Paicî
languageFamilySpoken Austronesian languages
Kanak languages
largestSettlement Koné
localLanguage Paicî
various Kanak languages
locatedIn Melanesia
Oceania
locatedOn Grande Terre
majorEthnicGroup Kanak people
officialLanguage French
partOf French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia
linked to: New Caledonia

New Caledonia
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
Nouméa Magenta Airport servesDomesticDestinationsIn North Province of New Caledonia
linked to: North Province, New Caledonia
Koné campus locatedInAdministrativeTerritory North Province, New Caledonia
Baco campus locatedIn North Province, New Caledonia
Baco campus regionServed Northern Province of New Caledonia
linked to: North Province, New Caledonia
South Province of New Caledonia borderedBy North Province of New Caledonia
linked to: North Province, New Caledonia
North Province Assembly appliesToJurisdiction North Province, New Caledonia
North Province Assembly hasSeatIn North Province, New Caledonia
Koné locatedIn North Province, New Caledonia
Koné isCapitalOf North Province, New Caledonia
Hienghène locatedIn Northern Province of New Caledonia
linked to: North Province, New Caledonia
Matignon Accords created Northern Province of New Caledonia
linked to: North Province, New Caledonia
Pooc region North Province, New Caledonia
Houaïlou partOf North Province of New Caledonia
linked to: North Province, New Caledonia
Cèmuhî locatedIn North Province of New Caledonia
linked to: North Province, New Caledonia
Camuki language region North Province, New Caledonia
Nemi people region North Province of New Caledonia
linked to: North Province, New Caledonia
Caldoches populationGroupIn North Province of New Caledonia
linked to: North Province, New Caledonia
Art Island partOf North Province, New Caledonia
commune of Bélep partOf North Province, New Caledonia
Commune of Bélep locatedIn North Province, New Caledonia
Commune of Bélep partOf North Province, New Caledonia
Waala locatedIn North Province, New Caledonia
Waala administrativeTerritory North Province, New Caledonia