Noumea - Noumea (English spelling)

Japanese: ヌーメア - ぬーめあ(英語表記)Noumea
Noumea - Noumea (English spelling)

The capital of French New Caledonia, Melanesia, South Pacific. Located on the southwest coast of the main island of New Caledonia, it is a port city. It is the headquarters of the international organization Pacific Community (formerly the South Pacific Commission). Formerly known as Port de France. Population 76,293 (1996), 99,926 (2014 census). It is a beautiful French-style town worthy of being called Petite France of the South Pacific, and the first modern city in Melanesia. Its economy depends on nickel ore exports, and since the Meiji era, more than 6,000 Japanese workers have traveled there, leading to an era of mixed race second and third generation residents. Europeans, mainly French, make up the majority of the population, outnumbering Melanesians, and there are also people from Wallis and Futuna, Tahitians, Indonesians, and Vietnamese. Noumea International Airport, located 52 km northwest at Tontouta, has daily flights to Sydney and Auckland in New Zealand, as well as direct flights to Tokyo.

[Jouji Oshima]

[Reference] | New Caledonia

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

南太平洋、メラネシア、フランス領ニュー・カレドニアの首都。ニュー・カレドニア本島南西岸に位置し、港湾都市である。国際機関の太平洋共同体(旧南太平洋委員会)本部が置かれている。旧称ポール・ド・フランスPort de France。人口7万6293(1996)、9万9926(2014センサス)。南太平洋のプチ(小)・フランスとよばれるにふさわしいフランス風の美しい町で、メラネシア第一の近代都市。その経済はニッケル鉱輸出に依存しており、日本からも明治以来6000人以上の労働者が渡航して、混血の二世、三世の時代となっている。住民は、フランス人を主とするヨーロッパ人がメラネシア人を上回って過半数を占めており、ウォリス・フトゥナ諸島からきた人々、タヒチ人や、インドネシア人、ベトナム人も入っている。ヌーメア国際空港は北西52キロメートルのトンツータTontoutaにあり、シドニー、ニュージーランドのオークランドなどへの便が毎日就航しているほか、東京へも直行便が飛ぶ。

[大島襄二]

[参照項目] | ニュー・カレドニア

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