L'Ajoupa-Bouillon | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Adjustable Map: | Locator map of L’Ajoupa-Bouillon 2018.png |
Map Size: | 210px |
Map Caption: | Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique |
Coordinates: | 14.82°N -61.12°W |
Arrondissement: | La Trinité |
Mayor: | Maurice Bonté[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Pays Nord Martinique |
Elevation M: | 200 |
Area Km2: | 12.30 |
Insee: | 97201 |
Postal Code: | 97216 |
L'Ajoupa-Bouillon (pronounced as /fr/; gcf|label=[[Martinican Creole]]|Lajoupabouyon), commonly known as L'Ajoupa (Lajoupa), is a commune and town in the French overseas department and region, and island, of Martinique.
L'Ajoupa-Bouillon has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in L'Ajoupa-Bouillon is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around, and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in L'Ajoupa-Bouillon was on 7 April 1998; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 3 February 2005.
Nature aficionados can enjoy the L'Ajoupa Gardens, with a great variety of plants and flowers. Furthermore, a long walk called "Gorges De La Falaise", starting from the commune centre, lead the interested people to the core of the tropical forest, with some marked halts at cascades and important points.