Capital City | Noumea |
Capital location | 22 16 S, 166 27 E |
Capital - history | established in 1854 as Port-de-France, the settlement was renamed Noumea in 1866, in order to avoid any confusion with Fort-de-France in Martinique; the New Caledonian language of Ndrumbea (also spelled Ndumbea, Dubea, and Drubea) spoken in the area gave its name to the capital city, Noumea, as well as to the neighboring town (suburb) of Dumbea |
Capital - time difference | UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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