Poindimié

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Poindimié (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃dimje]) 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
Poindimié Beach
Poindimié Beach
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Poindimié
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Coordinates: 20°56′59″S 165°19′45″E / 20.9496°S 165.3293°E / -20.9496; 165.3293
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceNorth Province
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Paul Néaoutyine[1]
Area
1
673.1 km2 (259.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[2]
5,006
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
 • 2019 censusKanaks 77.73%
Europeans 7.93%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.34%
Mixed 9.17%
Other 4.83%
Time zoneUTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code
98822 /98822
Elevation0–1,385 m (0–4,544 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 New Caledonia Land Register (DITTT) data, which exclude lakes and ponds larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers.

Climate

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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.

Climate data for Poindimié (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1964−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.8
(92.8)
34.2
(93.6)
34.4
(93.9)
32.8
(91.0)
31.2
(88.2)
30.2
(86.4)
29.0
(84.2)
30.3
(86.5)
32.1
(89.8)
31.0
(87.8)
33.0
(91.4)
33.3
(91.9)
34.4
(93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1)
29.9
(85.8)
29.5
(85.1)
28.4
(83.1)
26.9
(80.4)
25.5
(77.9)
24.8
(76.6)
24.7
(76.5)
25.6
(78.1)
26.5
(79.7)
27.5
(81.5)
28.6
(83.5)
27.3
(81.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
26.8
(80.2)
26.5
(79.7)
25.3
(77.5)
23.6
(74.5)
22.2
(72.0)
21.2
(70.2)
21.1
(70.0)
22.0
(71.6)
23.1
(73.6)
24.2
(75.6)
25.5
(77.9)
24.0
(75.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
23.7
(74.7)
23.4
(74.1)
22.1
(71.8)
20.3
(68.5)
18.9
(66.0)
17.6
(63.7)
17.5
(63.5)
18.4
(65.1)
19.7
(67.5)
21.0
(69.8)
22.4
(72.3)
20.7
(69.3)
Record low °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)
17.9
(64.2)
16.2
(61.2)
15.8
(60.4)
13.5
(56.3)
12.5
(54.5)
11.2
(52.2)
11.0
(51.8)
12.5
(54.5)
12.5
(54.5)
13.1
(55.6)
14.8
(58.6)
11.0
(51.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 313.2
(12.33)
326.2
(12.84)
395.8
(15.58)
258.5
(10.18)
194.6
(7.66)
155.6
(6.13)
116.0
(4.57)
101.4
(3.99)
102.7
(4.04)
96.8
(3.81)
144.7
(5.70)
221.1
(8.70)
2,426.6
(95.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17.9 18.6 19.9 16.6 13.9 11.0 9.2 8.4 8.4 11.0 12.1 16.3 163.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 186.9 158.8 163.5 165.3 153.1 148.2 174.3 186.6 195.5 207.9 186.3 192.0 2,118.2
Source 1: Météo-France[3]
Source 2: Service de la météorologie de la Nouvelle-Calédonie[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Climate of Poindimié 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved April 7, 2022.