France · Moindou
Fort Teremba
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Background
Fort Teremba is a former fort and a prison located near Moindou in New Caledonia, which came to be set up to house prisoners and the supervisory staff. The prisoners were brought to build road network Canala-Bourail-Boulouparis. It overlooks Teremba Bay (Uarai Bay), opposite the mouth of the La Foa River, 124 kilometres north of Noumea. The fort was further strengthened following the revolt by Kanak people against the French Colonial rule, in 1878, when they had besieged the prison. The fort was closed in 1898.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1871
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1871
Region
Moindou
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q3078086)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
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Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Fort Teremba. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fort-teremba
"Fort Teremba." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fort-teremba.
@misc{worldprisons-fort-teremba,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Fort Teremba},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fort-teremba},
urldate = {2026-10-21}
}