Le Port, Réunion
Le Port | |
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 Harbour in Le Port | |
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show Location of Le Port | |
| Coordinates: 20°56′22″S 55°17′14″E / 20.9394°S 55.2872°ECoordinates: 20°56′22″S 55°17′14″E / 20.9394°S 55.2872°E | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Paul |
| Canton | Le Port |
| Intercommunality | Territoire de la Côte Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Hoarau[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 33,531 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97407 /97420 |
| Elevation | 0–110 m (0–361 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Port is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located at the extreme northwest corner of the island of Réunion. It has a population of 34,218 (2017). It is the main harbor city of the island.[3]
Climate[]
Le Port features a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Due to located leeward side of the island, Le Port does not receive as much precipitation as Saint-Denis and the eastern part of the island.
| hideClimate data for Le Port, Réunion (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1974−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.5 (95.9) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 123.4 (4.86) |
147.9 (5.82) |
91.0 (3.58) |
46.0 (1.81) |
21.2 (0.83) |
17.5 (0.69) |
7.2 (0.28) |
8.7 (0.34) |
8.8 (0.35) |
9.9 (0.39) |
22.3 (0.88) |
75.4 (2.97) |
579.3 (22.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7.9 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 42.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 225.4 | 205.5 | 219.9 | 221.1 | 229.7 | 226.8 | 231.9 | 227.0 | 209.3 | 222.2 | 220.8 | 231.1 | 2,670.6 |
| Source: Meteo France[4] | |||||||||||||
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,906 | — |
| 1967 | 19,768 | +4.82% |
| 1974 | 25,068 | +3.45% |
| 1982 | 30,131 | +2.33% |
| 1990 | 34,692 | +1.78% |
| 1999 | 38,412 | +1.14% |
| 2007 | 38,313 | −0.03% |
| 2012 | 36,952 | −0.72% |
| 2017 | 34,128 | −1.58% |
| Source: SPLAF[5] and INSEE (1967-2017)[6] | ||
International relations[]
Le Port is twinned with:[7]
Durban, South Africa[7][8][9]
Toamasina, Madagascar[7]
Port Louis, Mauritius[7]
Quelimane, Mozambique[7]
Politics and media[]
This is the town where the Communist Party of Réunion usually gets most of their votes.[3] Also, the newspaper of the party, , has headquarters in Le Port.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c http://www.philbu.net/media-anthropology/wergin_worldmusic.pdf
- ^ "Statistiques 1981−2010 et records LE PORT (974)" (PDF) (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ SPLAF (Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France). "Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Le Port est jumelé à quatre villes portuaires Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Les Villes de Durban (eThekwini en zulu) et du Port sont jumelées depuis le 4 novembre 2005 Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ "Sister Cities Home Page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. eThekwini Online: The Official Site of the City of Durban
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Port (Réunion). |
- Official website (in French)
- Port Louis, Port Réunion, Port Toamasina. Thesis by Claude Lagier, PhD. (IOCL), 2009.
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