Touho Explained

Touho
Commune Status:Commune
Province:North Province
Map Size:270px
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Touho (Nouvelle-Calédonie).svg
Adjustable Map:Locator map of Touho 2018.png
Map Caption:Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Insee:98830
Postal Code:98831
Mayor:Alphonse Poinine[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:-20.79°N 165.23°W
Elevation M:10
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:1069
Area Km2:283.0
Population:2380
Population Date:2019 census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Ethnic:Kanaks 81.01%
Europeans 6.47%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.17%
Mixed 9.37%
Other 2.98%
Ethnic Date:2019 census

Touho (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Touho lies on the east coast of the main island (Grande Terre) and is served by a road and an airfield.

The vocational school, Lycée Professionnel Augustin Ty,[3] was officially opened in 1994. It is located directly opposite the airport.

Geography

Climate

Touho has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Touho 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 Touho was on 22 March 2016; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 23 September 1994.

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: Lycée Augustin Ty - Touho . Ac-noumea.nc . 2015-11-20.