Koumac

Summary

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

Koumac
View of the baie des Sables taken from Pandop with Tiebaghi massif in the background
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 the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Koumac
Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}20°33′44″S 164°15′43″E / 20.5621°S 164.2619°E / -20.5621; 164.2619
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceNorth Province
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Wilfrid Weiss[1]
Area
1
550.0 km2 (212.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[2]
3,981
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
 • 2019 censusKanaks 38.33%
Europeans 28.16%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.98%
Mixed 22.51%
Other 10.02%
Time zoneUTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code
98812 /98850
Elevation0–823 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 edit

On 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 edit

Koumac 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
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)
30.7
(87.3)
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 edit

Athlete Arnjolt Beer was born here.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
  3. ^ "Météo-France: Historical Weather for Koumac, New Caledonia" (PDF). Météo-France. 2022. Retrieved on February 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Arnjolt Beer". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2011.