Pouébo Explained

Pouébo
Commune Status:Commune
Province:North Province
Map Size:270px
Adjustable Map:Locator map of Pouébo 2018.png
Map Caption:Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Insee:98824
Postal Code:98824
Mayor:Florentin Dedane[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:-20.3975°N 164.5689°W
Elevation M:10
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:1406
Area Km2:202.8
Population:2144
Population Date:2019 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Ethnic:Kanaks 93.89%
Europeans 2.29%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.19%
Mixed 1.07%
Other 2.57%
Ethnic Date:2019 census

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

Geography

Climate

Pouébo has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Pouébo 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 August, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Pouébo was on 7 February 2016; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 24 July 2004.

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