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{{Other uses|Yate (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Yaté
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image                  = Ouinné 02.jpg
|caption                = Ouinné, a mining site in the commune of Yaté
|province               = [[South Province, New Caledonia|Province Sud]]
|map size               = 270px
|adjustable map         = Locator map of Yaté 2018.png
|map caption            = Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
|INSEE                  = 98832
|postal code            = 98834
|mayor                  = Victor Gouetcha<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|coordinates            = {{coord|-22.1676|166.9266|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            = 20
|elevation min m        = 0
|elevation max m        = 1501
|area km2               = 1338.4
|population             = 1667
|population date        = 2019
|population footnotes   = <ref name=pop2019>[https://www.isee.nc/component/phocadownload/category/193-recensement?download=1979:rp-2019-population-logement-menages-communes Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019], Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie</ref>
|ethnic                 = [[Kanak people|Kanak]]s 96.16%<br>[[European ethnic groups|European]]s 0.72%<br>Wallisians and Futunans 0.18%<br>[[Multiracial|Mixed]] 1.68%<br>Other 1.26%
|ethnic date            = 2019 census
|arrondissement=|intercommunality=}}
'''Yaté''' ({{IPA|fr|jate}}) is a [[commune in France|commune]] in the [[South Province, New Caledonia|South Province]] of [[New Caledonia]], an overseas territory of [[France]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The [[Yaté Dam]] and [[Blue River Provincial Park]] are located within the commune.
==Geography==
===Climate===
Yaté has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Af''). The average annual temperature in Yaté is {{cvt|23.7|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|2604.9|mm}} with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around {{cvt|26.7|C}}, and lowest in August, at around {{convert|20.6|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Yaté was {{cvt|34.7|C}} on 28 February 2008; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|12.3|C}} on 18 August 2004.
{{Weather box
|collapsed=y
|location= Yaté (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1993−present)
|metric first= Y
|single line= Y
|Jan record high C = 34.0
|Feb record high C = 34.7
|Mar record high C = 34.4
|Apr record high C = 33.4
|May record high C = 31.7
|Jun record high C = 30.4
|Jul record high C = 29.3
|Aug record high C = 30.0
|Sep record high C = 31.1
|Oct record high C = 32.0
|Nov record high C = 32.9
|Dec record high C = 33.8
|year record high C = 34.7
|Jan high C = 29.5
|Feb high C = 30.0
|Mar high C = 29.3
|Apr high C = 28.0
|May high C = 26.4
|Jun high C = 25.1
|Jul high C = 24.3
|Aug high C = 24.3
|Sep high C = 25.4
|Oct high C = 26.5
|Nov high C = 27.5
|Dec high C = 28.7
|year high C = 27.1
|Jan mean C = 26.2
|Feb mean C = 26.7
|Mar mean C = 26.2
|Apr mean C = 24.9
|May mean C = 23.2
|Jun mean C = 21.8
|Jul mean C = 20.8
|Aug mean C = 20.6
|Sep mean C = 21.6
|Oct mean C = 22.9
|Nov mean C = 23.9
|Dec mean C = 25.3
|year mean C = 23.7
|Jan low C = 22.9
|Feb low C = 23.5
|Mar low C = 23.1
|Apr low C = 21.8
|May low C = 20.0
|Jun low C = 18.5
|Jul low C = 17.2
|Aug low C = 17.0
|Sep low C = 17.8
|Oct low C = 19.3
|Nov low C = 20.4
|Dec low C = 22.0
|year low C = 20.3
|Jan record low C = 19.1
|Feb record low C = 18.8
|Mar record low C = 19.3
|Apr record low C = 16.6
|May record low C = 15.2
|Jun record low C = 12.8
|Jul record low C = 12.6
|Aug record low C = 12.3
|Sep record low C = 12.9
|Oct record low C = 14.3
|Nov record low C = 15.5
|Dec record low C = 17.1
|year record low C = 12.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 293.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 320.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 415.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 306.1
|May precipitation mm = 201.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 159.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 172.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 141.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 133.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 115.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 119.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 227.1
|year precipitation mm = 2604.9
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 16.6
|Feb precipitation days = 17.0
|Mar precipitation days = 19.7
|Apr precipitation days = 17.4
|May precipitation days = 15.5
|Jun precipitation days = 13.3
|Jul precipitation days = 12.0
|Aug precipitation days = 11.0
|Sep precipitation days = 9.5
|Oct precipitation days = 10.7
|Nov precipitation days = 10.3
|Dec precipitation days = 13.7
|year precipitation days = 166.7
|source 1 = [[Météo-France]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_98832002.pdf
| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records
| language = fr
| publisher = [[Météo-France]]
| access-date = August 27, 2022}}</ref>}}
==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align=left
|2004|1843
|2009|1881
|2011|21789
|2021|28351
}}
{{clear-left}}
== References ==
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{{commons category}}
{{Administrative divisions of New Caledonia}}
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[[Category:Communes of New Caledonia]]
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