Boulouparis Explained

Boulouparis
Commune Status:Commune
Province:South Province
Map Size:270px
Adjustable Map:Locator map of Bouloupari 2018.png
Map Caption:Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Insee:98802
Postal Code:98812
Mayor:Pascal Vittori[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:-21.8672°N 166.0442°W
Elevation M:20
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:1441
Area Km2:865.6
Population:3315
Population Date:2019 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Ethnic:Kanaks 30.17%
Europeans 27.66%
Wallisians and Futunans 2.23%
Mixed 16.08%
Other 23.86%
Ethnic Date:2019 census

Boulouparis (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

Geography

Climate

Boulouparis has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh), though closely bordering on the tropical savanna climate (Aw) more typical of the west coast of Grande Terre. The average annual temperature in Boulouparis is . The average annual rainfall is with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around, and lowest in July, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Boulouparis was on 8 January 2002; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 12 August 2015.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Oceania. Boulouparis is twinned with:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.isee.nc/component/phocadownload/category/193-recensement?download=1979:rp-2019-population-logement-menages-communes Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019
  3. Web site: Jumelage. boulouparis.nc. Boulouparis. fr. 2020-07-20.