Poindimié
Poindimié | |
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 Poindimié Beach | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia | |
show Location of Poindimié | |
| Coordinates: 20°56′59″S 165°19′45″E / 20.9496°S 165.3293°ECoordinates: 20°56′59″S 165°19′45″E / 20.9496°S 165.3293°E | |
| Country | France |
| Sui generis collectivity | New Caledonia |
| Province | North Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul Néaoutyine |
| Area 1 | 673.1 km2 (259.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census)[1] | 5,006 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Ethnic distribution | |
| • 2019 census | Kanaks 77.73% Europeans 7.93% Wallisians and Futunans 0.34% Mixed 9.17% Other 4.83% |
| Time zone | UTC+11:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 98822 /98822 |
| Elevation | 0–1,385 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. | |
Poindimié 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.
Climate[]
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.
| hideClimate data for Ponerihouen | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (83) |
28 (82) |
27 (80) |
26 (78) |
24 (75) |
23 (74) |
23 (74) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
26 (78) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23 (74) |
24 (75) |
23 (74) |
22 (72) |
21 (69) |
19 (66) |
18 (65) |
18 (64) |
18 (65) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 370 (14.5) |
310 (12.4) |
400 (15.6) |
230 (9) |
150 (6) |
210 (8.3) |
140 (5.7) |
99 (3.9) |
97 (3.8) |
110 (4.5) |
190 (7.5) |
200 (7.8) |
2,506 (99) |
| Source: Weatherbase [2] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Ponerihouen, New Caledonia". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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