Pouembout Explained

Pouembout
Commune Status:Commune
Province:North Province
Map Size:270px
Adjustable Map:Locator map of Pouembout 2018.png
Map Caption:Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Insee:98825
Postal Code:98825
Mayor:Yann Peraldi[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:-21.1279°N 164.8883°W
Elevation M:10
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:1134
Area Km2:674.3
Population:2752
Population Date:2019 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Ethnic:Kanaks 36.41%
Europeans 26.34%
Wallisians and Futunans 1.82%
Mixed 18.13%
Other 17.3%
Ethnic Date:2019 census

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

Geography

Climate

Pouembout has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Pouembout is . The average annual rainfall is with January 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 Pouembout was on 19 November 1968; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 26 July 1970.

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