Thio, New Caledonia

Thio
Thio
Commune
	An aerial view of the village of Thio
	Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
	Location of Thio
	Coordinates: 21°37′S166°13′E / 21.62°S 166.22°E Coordinates: 21°37′S166°13′E / 21.62°S 166.22°E
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	South Province
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Patrick Toura
Area 1	997.6 km2 (385.2 sq mi)
Population (2019 census)	2,524
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
• 2019 census	Kanaks 76.58%; Europeans 3.8%; Wallisians and Futunans 3.45%; Mixed 10.14%; Other 6.02%
Time zone	UTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code	98829 /98829
Elevation	0–1,618 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.

Last updated December 07, 2022

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

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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References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
↑ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie

https://archive.org/details/selectedbibliogr00amerrich 1916. pg 15 “about one thousand yards long”. Refers to Scientific American Supplement November 27, 1909 and Engineering & Mining Journal February 20, 1909 5 pages, illustrated.
http://www.zapgillou.fr/mondalazac/articleweb/partie2.htm has a postage stamp, a short description and a Google Earth view.

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[pop2019-2] Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie

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v t e Administrative divisions of New Caledonia
Provinces	Loyalty Islands Province North Province South Province
Communes	Belep Boulouparis Bourail Canala Dumbéa Farino Hienghène Houaïlou L'Île-des-Pins Kaala-Gomen Koné Kouaoua Koumac La Foa Lifou Maré Moindou Le Mont-Dore Nouméa Ouégoa Ouvéa Païta Poindimié Ponérihouen Pouébo Pouembout Poum Poya Sarraméa Thio Touho Voh Yaté