Touho
Commune
Coat of arms of Touho
Coat of arms
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Touho
Map
Coordinates: 20°47′S 165°14′E / 20.79°S 165.23°E / -20.79; 165.23
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceNorth Province
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alphonse Poinine[1]
Area
1
283.0 km2 (109.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[2]
2,380
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
 • 2019 censusKanaks 81.01%
Europeans 6.47%
Wallisians and Futunans 0.17%
Mixed 9.37%
Other 2.98%
Time zoneUTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code
98830 /98831
Elevation0–1,069 m (0–3,507 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.

Touho is a municipality (commune) in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Touho lies on the east coast of the main island (Grande Terre) and is served by a road and an airfield.

The vocational school, Lycée Professionnel Augustin Ty,[3] was officially opened in 1994. It is located directly opposite the airport.

Geography

Climate

Touho has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Touho is 24.3 °C (75.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,368.1 mm (93.23 in) with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), and lowest in August, at around 21.5 °C (70.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Touho was 33.4 °C (92.1 °F) on 22 March 2016; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 10.2 °C (50.4 °F) on 23 September 1994.

Climate data for Touho (Touho Airport, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1993−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.1
(91.6) 		33.1
(91.6) 		33.4
(92.1) 		32.1
(89.8) 		30.6
(87.1) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.4
(84.9) 		28.6
(83.5) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.3
(86.5) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.6
(88.9) 		33.4
(92.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6) 		29.6
(85.3) 		29.2
(84.6) 		28.0
(82.4) 		26.5
(79.7) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.3
(75.7) 		25.2
(77.4) 		26.3
(79.3) 		27.3
(81.1) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.0
(80.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.7
(80.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		22.6
(72.7) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.5
(70.7) 		22.4
(72.3) 		23.6
(74.5) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.3
(75.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24.1
(75.4) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.0
(73.4) 		21.4
(70.5) 		20.0
(68.0) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.6
(65.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		22.0
(71.6) 		23.3
(73.9) 		21.7
(71.1)
Record low °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5) 		18.9
(66.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		16.6
(61.9) 		14.3
(57.7) 		10.3
(50.5) 		11.4
(52.5) 		12.0
(53.6) 		10.2
(50.4) 		14.4
(57.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		13.3
(55.9) 		10.2
(50.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 298.4
(11.75) 		333.7
(13.14) 		377.0
(14.84) 		256.1
(10.08) 		187.5
(7.38) 		138.5
(5.45) 		102.8
(4.05) 		110.5
(4.35) 		96.8
(3.81) 		106.3
(4.19) 		143.2
(5.64) 		217.3
(8.56) 		2,368.1
(93.23)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.2 17.7 19.3 16.2 13.9 10.5 8.6 8.9 7.9 10.1 11.3 15.9 156.4
Source: Météo-France[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. ^ "Lycée Augustin Ty - Touho". Ac-noumea.nc. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  4. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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