Businesses in Païta

Categories in Païta

Car rental City or Town Hall Government Office Housing Development Education Stadiums and arenas Bars, pubs and taverns Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Pizza Restaurants Veterinarian Beauty salons Apartment Complex Bed and breakfasts Warehouse

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Païta

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	20
Corporate management	8
Grocery stores and supermarkets	8
Bars, pubs and taverns	8
Other accommodation	8
Restaurants	7
Car repair	7
Department stores	6
Hardware store	5
Veterinarians and animal clinics	5
Pizza	5

Païta Facts

Area	625.6 km²
Population	27,980
Male Population	14,175 (50.7%)
Female Population	13,805 (49.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+2621.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+253.6%
Median Age	28.9 years (Male: 28.7, Female: 29.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$15,504 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Zone Industrielle de Païta
Local Time
Timezone	New Caledonia Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-22.13105, 166.35717
Postal Codes	98840, 98889, 98890

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Païta Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,028	3,646	7,912	21,106	27,980	34,558	41,978
Population Density	1.6 / km²	5.8 / km²	12.6 / km²	33.7 / km²	44.7 / km²	55.2 / km²	67.1 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Païta Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 253.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Païta	+2621.8%	+667.4%	+253.6%
South Province, New Caledonia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Païta Median Age

Median Age: 28.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Païta	28.9 yrs	29.1 yrs	28.7 yrs
South Province, New Caledonia	31.2 yrs	31.6 yrs	30.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Païta Population Density

Population Density: 44.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Païta	27,980	625.6 km²	44.7 / km²
South Province, New Caledonia	191,185	7,313 km²	26.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Païta Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1950 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Païta

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Païta

Païta Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$17,461	$5,257	$9,810	$15,496	$34,767	$25,883	$14,552	$15,504
Total GDP	$65.3M	$26.8M	$69.3M	$144.6M	$429.3M	$409.9M	$302.8M	$352.1M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Païta CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Païta	555,297 tn	19.85 tn	887.6 tons/km²
South Province, New Caledonia	3,829,153 tn	20.03 tn	523.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Païta CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	555,297 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	19.85 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	887.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Cyclone	High (10)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/19/99	2:43 AM	4.2	54.6 km	33,000 m	New Caledonia	usgs.gov
2/24/91	9:36 AM	5.2	68.2 km	33,000 m	New Caledonia	usgs.gov
12/3/90	5:48 AM	5.6	74.8 km	11,800 m	New Caledonia	usgs.gov
11/8/84	6:14 AM	4.1	84.5 km	33,000 m	New Caledonia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Païta

Païta (French pronunciation: [pajta]) is a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. New Caledonia's international airport, La Tontouta International Airport, is lo..

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