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    Menaku

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    Menaku
    Village
    Menaku is located in Maré Island
    Menaku
    Menaku
    Location in Maré Island
    Coordinates: 21°26′37″S 167°58′3″E / 21.44361°S 167.96750°E / -21.44361; 167.96750
    Territory New Caledonia, France
    ProvinceLoyalty Islands Province
    CommuneMaré
    Time zoneUTC+11

    Menaku is a village in the northeast of Maré Island, in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia.[1] It lies south by road from Kaewatine and northwest of the main town of La Roche.[2] It lies 27 kilometres from Tadine and as of 1996 had a population of 127 people.[3] The Grand-Chief is Naisseline Henri Yé Nidoish, the Chief is Cuéwapur Cuki and the President of the Council is Wakana Kadéne.[3] The main language spoken by the inhabitants is the indigenous Nengoné language and the French language.[3]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Maré". Direction des Infrastructures de la Topographie et des Transports Terrestres (DITTT). Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
    2. ^ Google Maps (Map). Google.
    3. ^ a b c "Tribu Menaku" (PDF). ISEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.


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