Boulouparis

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Boulouparis

|commune status = Commune

|province = South Province

|image = BoulouparisEglise.jpg

|caption = The church of Bouloupari

|map size = 270px

|adjustable map = Locator map of Bouloupari 2018.png

|map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia

|INSEE = 98802

|postal code = 98812

|mayor = Pascal Vittori{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|coordinates = {{coord|-21.8672|166.0442|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 20

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 1441

|area km2 = 865.6

|population = 3315

|population date = 2019 census

|population footnotes = [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], Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie

|ethnic = Kanaks 30.17%
Europeans 27.66%
Wallisians and Futunans 2.23%
Mixed 16.08%
Other 23.86%

|ethnic date = 2019 census

|arrondissement=|intercommunality=}}

Boulouparis ({{IPA|fr|bulupaʁi|audio|LL-Q150 (fra)-Noaius Paticus-Boulouparis.wav}}) is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

Geography

=Climate=

Boulouparis has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh), though closely bordering on the tropical savanna climate (Aw) more typical of the west coast of Grande Terre. The average annual temperature in Boulouparis is {{cvt|24.3|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|694.0|mm}} with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around {{cvt|27.7|C}}, and lowest in July, at around {{cvt|20.9|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Boulouparis was {{cvt|39.1|C}} on 8 January 2002; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|11.7|C}} on 12 August 2015.

{{Weather box|width=auto

|location = Boulouparis (Bouraké, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 2000−present)

|single line = Y

|metric first = Y

|collapsed= Y

|temperature colour = pastel

|Jan record high C = 39.1

|Feb record high C = 38.7

|Mar record high C = 37.4

|Apr record high C = 34.3

|May record high C = 32.9

|Jun record high C = 32.2

|Jul record high C = 32.8

|Aug record high C = 31.3

|Sep record high C = 33.9

|Oct record high C = 34.9

|Nov record high C = 37.4

|Dec record high C = 38.2

|Jan record low C = 18.7

|Feb record low C = 18.4

|Mar record low C = 17.8

|Apr record low C = 16.5

|May record low C = 13.4

|Jun record low C = 12.1

|Jul record low C = 11.9

|Aug record low C = 11.7

|Sep record low C = 12.8

|Oct record low C = 13.9

|Nov record low C = 15.8

|Dec record low C = 17.7

|Jan high C = 31.7

|Feb high C = 31.9

|Mar high C = 30.8

|Apr high C = 29.1

|May high C = 27.2

|Jun high C = 25.8

|Jul high C = 24.9

|Aug high C = 25.4

|Sep high C = 27.1

|Oct high C = 28.8

|Nov high C = 30.0

|Dec high C = 31.4

|year high C = 28.7

|Jan mean C = 27.4

|Feb mean C = 27.7

|Mar mean C = 26.8

|Apr mean C = 25.2

|May mean C = 23.2

|Jun mean C = 21.8

|Jul mean C = 20.7

|Aug mean C = 20.9

|Sep mean C = 22.2

|Oct mean C = 23.9

|Nov mean C = 25.2

|Dec mean C = 26.9

|year mean C = 24.3

|Jan low C = 23.0

|Feb low C = 23.5

|Mar low C = 22.9

|Apr low C = 21.4

|May low C = 19.2

|Jun low C = 17.8

|Jul low C = 16.4

|Aug low C = 16.4

|Sep low C = 17.1

|Oct low C = 19.1

|Nov low C = 20.5

|Dec low C = 22.3

|year low C = 20.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 92.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 77.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 101.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 63.9

|May precipitation mm = 54.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 52.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 48.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 56.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 24.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 22.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 35.1

|Dec precipitation mm = 64.4

|year precipitation mm = 694.0

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 6.4

|Feb precipitation days = 7.8

|Mar precipitation days = 8.7

|Apr precipitation days = 5.5

|May precipitation days = 6.9

|Jun precipitation days = 5.7

|Jul precipitation days = 5.7

|Aug precipitation days = 5.4

|Sep precipitation days = 2.8

|Oct precipitation days = 2.8

|Nov precipitation days = 3.4

|Dec precipitation days = 5.2

|year precipitation days = 66.2

|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web

| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_98802003.pdf

|title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records

| publisher = Météo-France

| access-date = August 21, 2022}}}}

Twin towns – sister cities

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Oceania}}

Boulouparis is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Jumelage|url=http://www.boulouparis.nc/decouvrir-boulouparis/jumelage/|website=boulouparis.nc|publisher=Boulouparis|language=fr|accessdate=2020-07-20}}

  • {{flagicon|AUS}} Biloela, Australia
  • {{flagicon|PYF}} Huahine, French Polynesia

References

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{{Administrative divisions of New Caledonia}}

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Category:Communes of New Caledonia

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