Le Port (; ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located at the extreme northwest corner of the island of Réunion. It has a population of 33,969 (2023). It hosts the main harbor of the island. The commune also serves as Réunion's primary industrial and logistics centre. Its port facilities support most of the island's maritime freight traffic and are surrounded by industrial and commercial zones that play a significant role in the local economy.
Climate
Le Port features a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Due to located leeward side of the island, Le Port does not receive as much precipitation as Saint-Denis and the eastern part of the island. There is a wetter season from December to April and a drier season for the rest of the year. The warmest month is February, with a mean of and an average high of . February is also the wettest month, receiving of rain on average. The coolest months are July and August, which have a mean of . July is also the driest month, receiving only of rainfall on average. On 6 March 2004, Le Port recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Réunion. Le Port receives 2670.6 hours of sunshine annually, which is evenly distributed throughout the year. February is the least sunny and July is sunniest, although all months receive between 205 and 232 hours of sunshine on average.
Population
International relations
Le Port is twinned with:Le Port est jumelé à quatre villes portuaires Durban, South AfricaLes Villes de Durban (eThekwini en zulu) et du Port sont jumelées depuis le 4 novembre 2005 eThekwini Online: The Official Site of the City of Durban Toamasina, Madagascar Port Louis, Mauritius Quelimane, Mozambique
Politics and media This is the town where the Communist Party of Réunion usually gets most of their votes.Wergin World Music philbu.net Also, the newspaper of the party, Temoignages, has headquarters in Le Port.
The French Navy's technical/data radio station FUX, using Stanag 4285, operates out of Le Port on various frequencies (see lists of radio stations by frequency).
See also Communes of the Réunion department
References
External links
Official website (in French) Port Louis, Port Réunion, Port Toamasina. Thesis by Claude Lagier, PhD. (IOCL), 2009.