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 |
| Area 1 | 550.0 km2 (212.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census)[1] | 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. | |
Koumac is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
History
On 5 January 1977 about 46% of the territory of Koumac was detached and became the commune of Poum.
Climate
| Climate data for Koumac | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 26 (79) | 24 (76) | 23 (74) | 24 (75) | 24 (76) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 28 (83) | 27 (80) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23 (74) | 24 (75) | 23 (74) | 22 (71) | 20 (68) | 19 (66) | 17 (63) | 17 (63) | 18 (64) | 19 (66) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 21 (69) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 170 (6.5) | 170 (6.5) | 130 (5) | 66 (2.6) | 74 (2.9) | 64 (2.5) | 53 (2.1) | 43 (1.7) | 43 (1.7) | 36 (1.4) | 71 (2.8) | 100 (4) | 1,010 (39.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase [2] | |||||||||||||
Famous people
Athlete Arnjolt Beer was born here.[3]
References
- ^ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Koumac, New Caledonia". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- ^ "Arnjolt Beer". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2011.