Yaté Explained

Yaté
Commune Status:Commune
Province:Province Sud
Map Size:270px
Adjustable Map:Locator map of Yaté 2018.png
Map Caption:Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Insee:98832
Postal Code:98834
Mayor:Victor Gouetcha[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:-22.1676°N 166.9266°W
Elevation M:20
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:1501
Area Km2:1338.4
Population:1667
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[2]
Ethnic:Kanaks 96.16%
Europeans 0.72%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.18%
Mixed 1.68%
Other 1.26%
Ethnic Date:2019 census

Yaté (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The Yaté Dam and Blue River Provincial Park are located within the commune.

Geography

Climate

Yaté has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Yaté 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 Yaté was on 28 February 2008; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 18 August 2004.

Population

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 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