Boromo
Town in Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso
11°45′N 2°56′W / 11.750°N 2.933°W / 11.750; -2.933
Burkina Faso (2019 census)
Boromo is a town in the Boromo Department of Balé Province in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of both the department and the province, and it has a population of 20,193 (2019).[1]
Boromo is located directly between the two major cities of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso. It is a city with many natural resources, including gold and fish. The major activity in this zone is agriculture. Boromo is a "melting pot" where you will find many ethnic groups, including Mossi, Dioula, Dafing, Bobo and Winiens (or Kos).
Climate
| Climate data for Boromo (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.4 (104.7) | 42.8 (109.0) | 44.5 (112.1) | 44.2 (111.6) | 43.6 (110.5) | 41.1 (106.0) | 38.5 (101.3) | 35.7 (96.3) | 36.8 (98.2) | 39.4 (102.9) | 39.5 (103.1) | 39.2 (102.6) | 44.5 (112.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.1 (93.4) | 37.0 (98.6) | 39.6 (103.3) | 39.7 (103.5) | 37.9 (100.2) | 35.0 (95.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 35.4 (95.7) | 36.8 (98.2) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.5 (95.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 31.7 (89.1) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31.3 (88.3) | 29.2 (84.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.9 (80.4) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.0 (82.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 28.5 (83.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 22.1 (71.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 13.4 (56.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.0 (51.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.03) | 1.0 (0.04) | 5.3 (0.21) | 42.6 (1.68) | 79.7 (3.14) | 118.9 (4.68) | 200.4 (7.89) | 261.2 (10.28) | 157.8 (6.21) | 52.9 (2.08) | 1.5 (0.06) | 0.0 (0.0) | 922.1 (36.30) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 63.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 268.4 | 244.0 | 248.2 | 232.7 | 242.9 | 222.8 | 209.7 | 194.0 | 222.3 | 267.5 | 277.0 | 271.7 | 2,901.2 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Burkina Faso: Cities & Localities". Thomas Brinkhoff, Citypopulation. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Boromo". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
External links
- Satellite map at Maplandia.com
- BBC article about the 2008 road crash
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