Thio is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

Thio
Commune
An aerial view of the village of Thio
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Thio
Coordinates: 21°37′S 166°13′E
Country	France
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Province	South Province
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Patrick Toura
Area 1	997.6 km2 (385.2 sq mi)
Population  (2019 census)[1]	2,524
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
• 2019 census	Kanaks 76.58% Europeans 3.8% Wallisians and Futunans 3.45% Mixed 10.14% Other 6.02%
Time zone	UTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code	98829 /98829
Elevation	0–1,618 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.

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.

References

• 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.

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