Poindimié | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Province: | North Province |
Map Size: | 270px |
Adjustable Map: | Locator map of Poindimié 2018.png |
Map Caption: | Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia |
Insee: | 98822 |
Postal Code: | 98822 |
Mayor: | Paul Néaoutyine[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | -20.9496°N 165.3293°W |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 1385 |
Area Km2: | 673.1 |
Population: | 5006 |
Population Date: | 2019 census |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Ethnic: | Kanaks 77.73% Europeans 7.93% Wallisians and Futunans 0.34% Mixed 9.17% Other 4.83% |
Ethnic Date: | 2019 census |
Poindimié (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The Poindimié Islands, a group of seven tiny islets where seabirds and sea turtles nest, lies off the coast of the commune.
Poindimié has a trade-wind tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Although there is no dry season, rainfall does show a strong peak in the late southern summer, and a minimum from August to October.