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New Caledonia population pyramid in 2020. Demographic features of the population of New Caledonia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The earliest traces of human settlement in New Caledonia go back to the Lapita culture, about 3000 BP, i.e. 1000 BCE. [2] [3] In addition, Polynesian seafarers have intermarried with the Kanaks over the last centuries. [4] [5] New Caledonia was annexed to France in 1853, and became an overseas territory of France in 1956. An independence ...
Caldoche (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is the name given to inhabitants of the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia of European ethnic origin who have settled in New Caledonia since the 19th century.
New Caledonia from space Coral reefs of New Caledonia from ISS, September 9, 2020. New Caledonia is part of Zealandia, a fragment of the ancient Gondwana super-continent, which is part of Oceania. It is speculated that New Caledonia separated from Australia roughly 66 million years ago, subsequently drifting in a north-easterly direction ...
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in New Caledonia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Ethnic classifications vary from country to country and are therefore not comparable across countries. While some countries make classifications based on broad ancestry groups or characteristics such as skin color (e.g., the white ethnic category in the United States and some other countries), other countries use various ethnic, cultural ...
Javanese New Caledonians are an ethnic group of full or partial Javanese descent in New Caledonia. They have been present since between 1896 and 1949. [1] They were sent as plantation workers administered by the Dutch colonial government in New Caledonia. [2] They form less than 1.6% of New Caledonia's population. [3]
The Japanese community had almost 3,000 individuals in 1922, and many left New Caledonia in the 1920s and 1930s as ethnic suspicion against ethnic Japanese intensified. Within the Japanese community, Okinawans consisted a sizeable minority, and a 1905 census recorded some 387 Okinawans in New Caledonia. [ 8 ]