Dembeni

Commune in Mayotte, France

For the town on the Comorian island of Grande Comore, see Dembéni.

Commune in Mayotte, France

Dembeni

Commune

University of Mayotte in Dembeni

Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte

Location of Dembeni

Coordinates: 12°50′02″S 45°10′21″E﻿ / ﻿12.8339°S 45.1725°E﻿ / -12.8339; 45.1725
Country| France
Overseas region and department| Mayotte
Canton| Dembeni
Intercommunality| CA Dembeni-Mamoudzou
Government

• Mayor (2020-2026) | Moudjibou Saïdi[1]

Area

| 38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Population

(2017)[2]

| 15,848
• Density| 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+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 populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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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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* Dembeni (archeological site)

## 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. ^ "Normales et records pour Dembeni (985)". Meteociel. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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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