Boulouparis

Boulouparis is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.

Boulouparis
The church of Bouloupari
The church of Bouloupari
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Boulouparis
Coordinates: 21°52′02″S 166°02′39″E
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceSouth Province
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pascal Vittori[1]
Area
1
865.6 km2 (334.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[2]
3,315
  Density3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
  2019 censusKanaks 30.17%
Europeans 27.66%
Wallisians and Futunans 2.23%
Mixed 16.08%
Other 23.86%
Time zoneUTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code
98802 /98812
Elevation0–1,441 m (0–4,728 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 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.

Geography

Climate

Boulouparis has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) closely bordering on a semi-arid climate (BSh). The average annual temperature in Boulouparis is 24.3 °C (75.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 694.0 mm (27.32 in) with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.7 °C (81.9 °F), and lowest in July, at around 20.9 °C (69.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Boulouparis was 39.1 °C (102.4 °F) on 8 January 2002; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 11.7 °C (53.1 °F) on 12 August 2015.

Climate data for Boulouparis (Bouraké, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 2000−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 39.1
(102.4)
38.7
(101.7)
37.4
(99.3)
34.3
(93.7)
32.9
(91.2)
32.2
(90.0)
32.8
(91.0)
31.3
(88.3)
33.9
(93.0)
34.9
(94.8)
37.4
(99.3)
38.2
(100.8)
39.1
(102.4)
Average high °C (°F) 31.7
(89.1)
31.9
(89.4)
30.8
(87.4)
29.1
(84.4)
27.2
(81.0)
25.8
(78.4)
24.9
(76.8)
25.4
(77.7)
27.1
(80.8)
28.8
(83.8)
30.0
(86.0)
31.4
(88.5)
28.7
(83.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)
27.7
(81.9)
26.8
(80.2)
25.2
(77.4)
23.2
(73.8)
21.8
(71.2)
20.7
(69.3)
20.9
(69.6)
22.2
(72.0)
23.9
(75.0)
25.2
(77.4)
26.9
(80.4)
24.3
(75.7)
Average low °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.5
(74.3)
22.9
(73.2)
21.4
(70.5)
19.2
(66.6)
17.8
(64.0)
16.4
(61.5)
16.4
(61.5)
17.1
(62.8)
19.1
(66.4)
20.5
(68.9)
22.3
(72.1)
20.0
(68.0)
Record low °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
18.4
(65.1)
17.8
(64.0)
16.5
(61.7)
13.4
(56.1)
12.1
(53.8)
11.9
(53.4)
11.7
(53.1)
12.8
(55.0)
13.9
(57.0)
15.8
(60.4)
17.7
(63.9)
11.7
(53.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 92.8
(3.65)
77.4
(3.05)
101.3
(3.99)
63.9
(2.52)
54.5
(2.15)
52.1
(2.05)
48.4
(1.91)
56.4
(2.22)
24.8
(0.98)
22.9
(0.90)
35.1
(1.38)
64.4
(2.54)
694.0
(27.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.4 7.8 8.7 5.5 6.9 5.7 5.7 5.4 2.8 2.8 3.4 5.2 66.2
Source: Météo-France[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Boulouparis is twinned with:[4]

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
  3. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  4. "Jumelage". boulouparis.nc (in French). Boulouparis. Retrieved 2020-07-20.


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