Dembeni
{{short description|Commune in Mayotte, France}}
{{For|the town on the Comorian island of Grande Comore|Dembéni}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Dembeni
|commune status = Commune
|image = Le centre universitaire (Dembéni, Mayotte) (34035754784).jpg
|caption = University of Mayotte in Dembeni
|map = Locator map of Dembeni 2018.png
|map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
|canton = Dembeni
|INSEE = 97607
|postal code = 97660
|coordinates = {{coord|-12.8339|45.1725|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Dembeni-Mamoudzou
|area km2 = 38.8
|population = 15848
|population date = 2017
|population footnotes = [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/3291775?sommaire=2120838 Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017], INSEE
}}
Dembeni ({{IPA|fr|dɛmbeni}}; also Dembéni) is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean.
Geography
=Climate=
Dembeni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Dembeni is {{cvt|25.9|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1525.5|mm}} with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around {{cvt|27.7|C}}, and lowest in August, at around {{convert|23.6|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Dembeni was {{cvt|35.7|C}} on 17 November 2011; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|13.1|C}} on 4 December 2002.
{{Weather box
|location= Dembeni (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1994−present)
|metric first= Y
|single line= Y
|collapsed= Y
|Jan record high C = 35.0
|Feb record high C = 34.8
|Mar record high C = 35.5
|Apr record high C = 35.1
|May record high C = 34.1
|Jun record high C = 32.5
|Jul record high C = 32.0
|Aug record high C = 32.3
|Sep record high C = 33.5
|Oct record high C = 35.1
|Nov record high C = 35.7
|Dec record high C = 35.0
|year record high C = 35.7
|Jan high C = 31.6
|Feb high C = 31.7
|Mar high C = 32.1
|Apr high C = 32.0
|May high C = 31.1
|Jun high C = 29.7
|Jul high C = 29.0
|Aug high C = 29.2
|Sep high C = 29.7
|Oct high C = 30.6
|Nov high C = 31.2
|Dec high C = 31.8
|year high C = 30.8
|Jan mean C = 27.6
|Feb mean C = 27.6
|Mar mean C = 27.7
|Apr mean C = 27.3
|May mean C = 26.0
|Jun mean C = 24.5
|Jul mean C = 23.6
|Aug mean C = 23.6
|Sep mean C = 24.3
|Oct mean C = 25.4
|Nov mean C = 26.5
|Dec mean C = 27.1
|year mean C = 25.9
|Jan low C = 23.5
|Feb low C = 23.6
|Mar low C = 23.3
|Apr low C = 22.6
|May low C = 20.9
|Jun low C = 19.3
|Jul low C = 18.3
|Aug low C = 18.1
|Sep low C = 18.8
|Oct low C = 20.2
|Nov low C = 21.8
|Dec low C = 22.4
|year low C = 21.1
|Jan record low C = 18.1
|Feb record low C = 19.5
|Mar record low C = 18.5
|Apr record low C = 18.0
|May record low C = 15.0
|Jun record low C = 15.6
|Jul record low C = 13.5
|Aug record low C = 13.8
|Sep record low C = 14.5
|Oct record low C = 13.5
|Nov record low C = 16.5
|Dec record low C = 13.1
|year record low C = 13.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 346.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 267.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 260.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 118.5
|May precipitation mm = 37.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 24.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 16.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 18.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 26.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 63.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 112.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 234.4
|year precipitation mm = 1525.5
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 17.5
|Feb precipitation days = 16.2
|Mar precipitation days = 16.3
|Apr precipitation days = 8.7
|May precipitation days = 4.2
|Jun precipitation days = 3.9
|Jul precipitation days = 2.9
|Aug precipitation days = 2.9
|Sep precipitation days = 3.3
|Oct precipitation days = 5.7
|Nov precipitation days = 8.3
|Dec precipitation days = 14.4
|year precipitation days = 104.2
|Jan sun = 166.7
|Feb sun = 146.8
|Mar sun = 181.0
|Apr sun = 213.6
|May sun = 240.2
|Jun sun = 239.2
|Jul sun = 241.2
|Aug sun = 247.6
|Sep sun = 219.8
|Oct sun = 211.8
|Nov sun = 206.2
|Dec sun = 193.6
|year sun = 2507.6
|source 1 = Meteociel (sun 1981-2010){{cite web|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=98507002|title=Normales et records pour Dembeni (985)|publisher=Meteociel|access-date=21 August 2022}}}}
Demographics
Demographic evolution of Dembeni
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 1
| percentages = pagr
| source = SPLAF (1966-2007)[http://splaf.free.fr/976des.html Description de Mayotte], SPLAF and INSEE (2012-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2120826 Populations légales des communes de Mayotte en 2012], INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/3291775 Populations légales des communes de Mayotte en 2017], INSEE
|1966 |1269
|1978 |1518
|1985 |2382
|1991 |3675
|1997 |5554
|2002 |7825
|2007 |10141
|2012 |10923
|2017 |15848
}}
See also
References
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{{commons category|Dembeni (Mayotte)}}
{{Communes of Mayotte}}
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Category:Populated places in Mayotte
{{Mayotte-geo-stub}}