Poya, New Caledonia
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{{French commune |nomcommune=Poya|
province=[[North Province, New Caledonia|North Province]]<br>and [[South Province, New Caledonia|South Province]]|
map_size=300px|
adjustable_map =Poya.PNG|
mapcaption=Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia|
insee=98827|
cp=98827|
maire=[[Guyèdre Wamedjo]]<br>|mandat=|
lat_long= |longitude=165.15|latitude=-21.35|
alt moy=20 m|alt mini=0 m|alt maxi=1,508 m|
km²=845.8|
sans=2,600|
date-sans=2004 census|
ethnic=[[Kanak]]s 59.0%<br>[[European ethnic groups|European]]s 27.3%<br>[[Polynesia]]ns 9.4%<br>Other 4.3%|date-ethnic=1996 census|
dens=3.1|date-dens=2004 census|}}
'''Poya''' is a [[commune in France|commune]] in [[New Caledonia]], an overseas territory of [[France]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The largest part of the commune (including the main settlement of Poya itself) lies in the [[North Province, New Caledonia|North Province]] of New Caledonia, and a smaller part of the commune lies in the [[South Province, New Caledonia|South Province]], an odd situation resulting from the creation of New Caledonia's provinces in 1989. At the 2004 census, 2,478 of the 2,600 inhabitants of Poya lived on the North Province's side of the commune, while only 122 inhabitants lived on the South Province's side.
{{Administrative divisions of New Caledonia}}
[[Category:Communes of New Caledonia]]
{{NewCaledonia-geo-stub}}
[[fr:Poya (Nouvelle-Calédonie)]]
[[pl:Poya]]