Poya is a
commune
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in
New Caledonia
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, an overseas territory of
France
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in the
Pacific Ocean
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. The largest part of the commune (including the main settlement of Poya itself) lies in the
North Province of New Caledonia, and a smaller part of the commune lies in the
South Province, an odd situation resulting from the creation of New Caledonia's provinces in 1989. At the 2019 census, 2,592 of the 2,802 inhabitants of Poya lived on the North Province's side of the commune, while only 210 inhabitants lived on the South Province's side.
Climate
Poya has a
tropical savanna climate
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Köppen climate classification
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''Aw''). The average annual temperature in Poya is . The average annual rainfall is with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around , and lowest in July, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Poya was on 19 November 1968; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 24 May 1957.
See also
*
AS Poya
References
Communes of New Caledonia
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