Koumac

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
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Koumac
Coordinates: 20°33′44″S 164°15′43″E
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceNorth Province
Government
  MayorRobert Frouin
Area
1
550.0 km2 (212.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)
3,981
  Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
  2014 censusKanaks 36.52%
Europeans 31.66%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.8%
Mixed 9.24%
Other 21.78%
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

On 5 January 1977 about 46% of the territory of Koumac was detached and became the commune of Poum.

Climate

Climate data for Koumac
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]

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References

  1. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Koumac, New Caledonia". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  2. "Arnjolt Beer". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2011.



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