Koumac (French pronunciation: [kumak]) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
Koumac | |
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 View of the baie des Sables taken from Pandop with Tiebaghi massif in the background | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
Location of Koumac  | |
| Coordinates: 20°33′44″S 164°15′43″E / 20.5621°S 164.2619°E | |
| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | North Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Wilfrid Weiss[1] |
| Area 1 | 550.0 km2 (212.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census)[2] | 3,981 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Ethnic distribution | |
| • 2019 census | Kanaks 38.33% Europeans 28.16% Wallisians and Futunans 0.98% Mixed 22.51% Other 10.02% |
| Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98812 /98850 |
| Elevation | 0–823 m (0–2,700 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. | |
History
editOn 5 January 1977 about 46% of the territory of Koumac was detached and became the commune of Poum.
The town of Koumac serves as a regional centre for the far north region of Grande Terre island. It has good connections north and south by road, and several shops, industrial suppliers, and utilities. It is a centre for mining employment, formerly dominated by the mine at Tiébaghi which closed in 1990, and other current operations. Koumac Airport is located a couple kilometres north of the commune with regular flights to Nouméa.
Climate
editKoumac has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), although there is still some rain in the dry season which peaks between July and October.
| Climate data for Koumac, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1951–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.9 (94.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.6 (81.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 157.7 (6.21) |
145.2 (5.72) |
161.9 (6.37) |
80.7 (3.18) |
79.6 (3.13) |
77.2 (3.04) |
45.3 (1.78) |
39.7 (1.56) |
27.8 (1.09) |
23.3 (0.92) |
48.6 (1.91) |
97.8 (3.85) |
984.8 (38.76) |
| Average precipitation days | 9.6 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 70.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 235.3 | 198.9 | 201.2 | 206.9 | 192.3 | 185.0 | 206.8 | 224.7 | 239.5 | 261.8 | 250.9 | 256.4 | 2,659.7 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Famous people
editAthlete Arnjolt Beer was born here.[4]
References
edit- ^ "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
- ^ "Météo-France: Historical Weather for Koumac, New Caledonia" (PDF). Météo-France. 2022. Retrieved on February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Arnjolt Beer". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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