Salazie


Salazie is a volcanic caldera and commune of the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France.
The first settlement of the area took place in 1829 after a cyclone had devastated the nearby coast, and the municipality of Salazie was formed in 1889. The name of the commune is potentially derived from the Malagasy word salazy, meaning 'good encampment'.

Geography

Salazie lies in the middle of island, north-east of Piton des Neiges, in the Cirque de Salazie. The commune is totally landlocked, and borders the communes of Bras-Panon, Cilaos, La Possession, Saint-André, Saint-Benoît, Saint-Denis, Sainte-Marie and Sainte-Suzanne.

Climate

Salazie has a subtropical highland climate. The average annual temperature in Salazie is. The average annual rainfall is with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around, and lowest in July, at around. The highest temperature ever recorded in Salazie was on 16 January 2000; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 19 July 1991.

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