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Pamandzi

Coordinates: 12°47′55″S 45°16′31″E / 12.7986°S 45.2753°E / -12.7986; 45.2753
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Pamandzi
A roundabout at Pamandzi, with the school to the left
A roundabout at Pamandzi, with the school to the left
Coat of arms of Pamandzi
Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
Location of Pamandzi
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Coordinates: 12°47′55″S 45°16′31″E / 12.7986°S 45.2753°E / -12.7986; 45.2753
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentMayotte
CantonPamandzi
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Madi Madi Souf[1]
Area
1
4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
11,442
 • Density2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:00
INSEE/Postal code
97615 /97615
Elevation0–203 m (0–666 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pamandzi (French pronunciation: [pamɑ̃dzi]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. The commune of Pamandzi is located on the small island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), off the main island of Mayotte.

The Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport is located in Pamandzi.

Climate

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Pamandzi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Pamandzi is 27.0 °C (80.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,201.8 mm (47.31 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around 28.2 °C (82.8 °F), and lowest in August, at around 24.7 °C (76.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pamandzi was 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) on 25 January 1952; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 15.3 °C (59.5 °F) on 10 July 1994.

Climate data for Pamandzi (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1950–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.0
(95.0)
33.6
(92.5)
33.8
(92.8)
33.9
(93.0)
33.3
(91.9)
31.6
(88.9)
30.4
(86.7)
31.0
(87.8)
32.1
(89.8)
33.4
(92.1)
34.1
(93.4)
34.2
(93.6)
35.0
(95.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.9
(87.6)
30.9
(87.6)
31.1
(88.0)
31.1
(88.0)
30.1
(86.2)
28.8
(83.8)
27.9
(82.2)
28.0
(82.4)
28.8
(83.8)
29.9
(85.8)
30.6
(87.1)
31.1
(88.0)
29.9
(85.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 28.1
(82.6)
28.1
(82.6)
28.2
(82.8)
28.2
(82.8)
27.5
(81.5)
26.2
(79.2)
25.1
(77.2)
24.7
(76.5)
25.3
(77.5)
26.6
(79.9)
27.6
(81.7)
28.1
(82.6)
27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 25.3
(77.5)
25.3
(77.5)
25.3
(77.5)
25.4
(77.7)
24.9
(76.8)
23.5
(74.3)
22.3
(72.1)
21.4
(70.5)
21.9
(71.4)
23.4
(74.1)
24.7
(76.5)
25.2
(77.4)
24.1
(75.4)
Record low °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1)
21.3
(70.3)
21.1
(70.0)
21.0
(69.8)
16.9
(62.4)
16.3
(61.3)
15.3
(59.5)
15.8
(60.4)
16.6
(61.9)
17.2
(63.0)
18.4
(65.1)
18.0
(64.4)
15.3
(59.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 282.7
(11.13)
221.8
(8.73)
213.4
(8.40)
95.9
(3.78)
32.2
(1.27)
19.1
(0.75)
10.6
(0.42)
10.8
(0.43)
21.4
(0.84)
41.7
(1.64)
81.9
(3.22)
170.3
(6.70)
1,201.8
(47.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 15.1 13.8 13.7 7.2 3.8 2.9 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.3 6.4 10.5 84.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 183.2 169.9 209.0 237.5 259.2 246.3 249.1 266.3 256.1 253.9 233.7 222.4 2,786.6
Source: Meteo France[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017, INSEE
  3. ^ "Pamandzi (974)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1991–2020 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.