Thio, New Caledonia

Commune in New Caledonia, France

Location of Thio

Coordinates: (2020–2026) Jean-Patrick Toura^[1]Area

997.6 km² (385.2 sq mi)Population

(2019 census)^[2]

2,524 • Density2.5/km² (6.6/sq mi)Ethnic distribution

• 2019 censusKanaks 76.58%
Europeans 3.8%
Wallisians and Futunans 3.45%
Mixed 10.14%
Other 6.02%Time zoneUTC+11:00INSEE/Postal code

98829 /98829

Elevation0–1,618 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.

Thio (French pronunciation: [tjo]) 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.

2024 New Caledonia unrest

During the 2024 New Caledonia unrest, an alleged gunman was shot dead by French police in the village.^[3]

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
^ "Alleged gunman killed in shootout with police in restive French territory of New Caledonia". France24. 15 August 2024.

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.