Koumac
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Koumac
|commune status = Commune
|province = North Province
|image = Vue de la baie prise depuis Pandope avec le massif de Tiébaghi en arrière-plan.jpg
|caption = View of the baie des Sables taken from Pandop with Tiebaghi massif in the background
|map size = 270px
|adjustable map = Locator map of Koumac 2018.png
|map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
|INSEE = 98812
|postal code = 98850
|term = 2020–2026
|coordinates = {{coord|-20.5621|164.2619|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 10
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 823
|area km2 = 550.0
|population = 3981
|population date = 2019 census
|ethnic = Kanaks 38.33%
Europeans 28.16%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.98%
Mixed 22.51%
Other 10.02%
|ethnic date = 2019 census
}}
Koumac ({{IPA|fr|kumak}}) is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
History
On 5 January 1977 about 46% of the territory of Koumac was detached and became the commune of Poum.
The town of Koumac serves as a regional centre for the far north region of Grande Terre island. It has good connections north and south by road, and several shops, industrial suppliers, and utilities. It is a centre for mining employment, formerly dominated by the mine at Tiébaghi which closed in 1990, and other current operations. Koumac Airport is located a couple kilometres north of the commune with regular flights to Nouméa.
Climate
Koumac has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), although there is still some rain in the dry season which peaks between July and October.
{{Weather box|width = 70%
|location = Koumac, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1951–present
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan high C = 30.2
|Feb high C = 30.3
|Mar high C = 29.5
|Apr high C = 28.5
|May high C = 26.9
|Jun high C = 25.4
|Jul high C = 24.4
|Aug high C = 24.5
|Sep high C = 25.8
|Oct high C = 27.2
|Nov high C = 28.4
|Dec high C = 29.5
|Jan mean C = 26.6
|Feb mean C = 26.8
|Mar mean C = 26.2
|Apr mean C = 24.9
|May mean C = 23.1
|Jun mean C = 21.7
|Jul mean C = 20.4
|Aug mean C = 20.5
|Sep mean C = 21.5
|Oct mean C = 22.9
|Nov mean C = 24.4
|Dec mean C = 25.7
|Jan low C = 23.0
|Feb low C = 23.3
|Mar low C = 22.8
|Apr low C = 21.3
|May low C = 19.3
|Jun low C = 18.0
|Jul low C = 16.5
|Aug low C = 16.5
|Sep low C = 17.2
|Oct low C = 18.7
|Nov low C = 20.4
|Dec low C = 21.8
|Jan record high C = 34.9
|Feb record high C = 36.0
|Mar record high C = 35.1
|Apr record high C = 33.8
|May record high C = 32.2
|Jun record high C = 32.2
|Jul record high C = 30.8
|Aug record high C = 30.9
|Sep record high C = 31.5
|Oct record high C = 33.5
|Nov record high C = 34.6
|Dec record high C = 35.8
|year record high C= 36.0
|Jan record low C = 15.8
|Feb record low C = 16.9
|Mar record low C = 15.1
|Apr record low C = 14.3
|May record low C = 11.5
|Jun record low C = 8.7
|Jul record low C = 8.2
|Aug record low C = 8.5
|Sep record low C = 9.3
|Oct record low C = 11.3
|Nov record low C = 14.5
|Dec record low C = 14.2
|year record low C= 8.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 157.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 145.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 161.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 80.7
|May precipitation mm = 79.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 77.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 45.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 39.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 27.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 23.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 48.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 97.8
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| Jan precipitation days = 9.6
| Feb precipitation days = 11.0
| Mar precipitation days = 9.7
| Apr precipitation days = 6.3
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| Aug precipitation days = 3.6
| Sep precipitation days = 2.4
| Oct precipitation days = 2.7
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| Dec precipitation days = 6.1
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|Jan sun = 235.3
|Feb sun = 198.9
|Mar sun = 201.2
|Apr sun = 206.9
|May sun = 192.3
|Jun sun = 185.0
|Jul sun = 206.8
|Aug sun = 224.7
|Sep sun = 239.5
|Oct sun = 261.8
|Nov sun = 250.9
|Dec sun = 256.4
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|source 1 = Météo-France
{{cite web
|url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_98812001.pdf |title =Météo-France: Historical Weather for Koumac, New Caledonia
|publisher=Météo-France
|year=2022
}}
Retrieved on February 16, 2022.
|date=February 2022
}}
Famous people
Athlete Arnjolt Beer was born here.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/arnjolt-beer-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417193702/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/arnjolt-beer-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Arnjolt Beer|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=24 January 2011}}
References
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Category:Communes of New Caledonia
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