Thio, New Caledonia

Thio is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

Thio
An aerial view of the village of Thio
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Thio
Coordinates: 21°37′S 166°13′E
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceSouth Province
Government
  MayorThierry Song
Area
1
997.6 km2 (385.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)
2,524
  Density2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
  2014 censusKanaks 76.73%
Europeans 7.98%
Wallisians and Futunans 4.05%
Mixed 7.34%
Other 3.9%
Time zoneUTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code
98829 /98829
Elevation0–1,618 m (0–5,308 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 New Caledonia Land Register (DITTT) data, which exclude lakes and ponds larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers.

A novel Aerial tramway built by Adolf Bleichert & Co. company in 1906 existed here at the start of the 20th century to facilitate loading ore ships offshore.

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