Coordinates: 12°50′02″S 45°10′21″E / 12.8339°S 45.1725°E / -12.8339; 45.1725

Dembeni

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Dembeni
University of Mayotte in Dembeni
University of Mayotte in Dembeni
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Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
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CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentMayotte
CantonDembeni
IntercommunalityCA Dembeni-Mamoudzou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Moudjibou Saïdi[1]
Area
1
38.38 km2 (14.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
15,848
 • Density412.9/km2 (1,069/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:00
INSEE/Postal code
97607 /97660
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dembeni (French pronunciation: [dɛmbeni]; also Dembéni) is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean.

Geography

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Climate

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Dembeni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Dembeni is 25.9 °C (78.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,525.5 mm (60.06 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around 27.7 °C (81.9 °F), and lowest in August, at around 23.6 °C (74.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Dembeni was 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 17 November 2011; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 13.1 °C (55.6 °F) on 4 December 2002.

Climate data for Dembeni (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1994−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.0
(95.0)
34.8
(94.6)
35.5
(95.9)
35.1
(95.2)
34.1
(93.4)
32.5
(90.5)
32.0
(89.6)
32.3
(90.1)
33.5
(92.3)
35.1
(95.2)
35.7
(96.3)
35.0
(95.0)
35.7
(96.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.6
(88.9)
31.7
(89.1)
32.1
(89.8)
32.0
(89.6)
31.1
(88.0)
29.7
(85.5)
29.0
(84.2)
29.2
(84.6)
29.7
(85.5)
30.6
(87.1)
31.2
(88.2)
31.8
(89.2)
30.8
(87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.6
(81.7)
27.6
(81.7)
27.7
(81.9)
27.3
(81.1)
26.0
(78.8)
24.5
(76.1)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
24.3
(75.7)
25.4
(77.7)
26.5
(79.7)
27.1
(80.8)
25.9
(78.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.5
(74.3)
23.6
(74.5)
23.3
(73.9)
22.6
(72.7)
20.9
(69.6)
19.3
(66.7)
18.3
(64.9)
18.1
(64.6)
18.8
(65.8)
20.2
(68.4)
21.8
(71.2)
22.4
(72.3)
21.1
(70.0)
Record low °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6)
19.5
(67.1)
18.5
(65.3)
18.0
(64.4)
15.0
(59.0)
15.6
(60.1)
13.5
(56.3)
13.8
(56.8)
14.5
(58.1)
13.5
(56.3)
16.5
(61.7)
13.1
(55.6)
13.1
(55.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 346.4
(13.64)
267.9
(10.55)
260.2
(10.24)
118.5
(4.67)
37.3
(1.47)
24.4
(0.96)
16.3
(0.64)
18.2
(0.72)
26.4
(1.04)
63.0
(2.48)
112.5
(4.43)
234.4
(9.23)
1,525.5
(60.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17.5 16.2 16.3 8.7 4.2 3.9 2.9 2.9 3.3 5.7 8.3 14.4 104.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours 166.7 146.8 181.0 213.6 240.2 239.2 241.2 247.6 219.8 211.8 206.2 193.6 2,507.6
Source: Meteociel (sun 1981-2010)[3]

Demographics

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Demographic evolution of Dembeni

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1966 1,269—    
1978 1,518+1.50%
1985 2,382+6.65%
1991 3,675+7.49%
1997 5,554+7.13%
2002 7,825+7.10%
2007 10,141+5.32%
2012 10,923+1.50%
2017 15,848+7.73%
Source: SPLAF (1966-2007)[4] and INSEE (2012-2017)[5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017, INSEE
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Description de Mayotte, SPLAF
  5. ^ Populations légales des communes de Mayotte en 2012, INSEE
  6. ^ Populations légales des communes de Mayotte en 2017, INSEE

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