Koumac
Koumac 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 
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| Coordinates: 20°33′44″S 164°15′43″E | |
| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | North Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Frouin |
| Area 1 | 550.0 km2 (212.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census) | 3,981 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Ethnic distribution | |
| • 2014 census | Kanaks 36.52% Europeans 31.66% Wallisians and Futunans 0.8% Mixed 9.24% Other 21.78% |
| 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
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 [1] | |||||||||||||
Famous people
Athlete Arnjolt Beer was born here.[2]
References
- "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.
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