Mamou
This article is about the city in Guinea. For the town in the United States, see Mamou, Louisiana.
| Mamou | |
|---|---|
| Sub-prefecture and town | |
|
Mamou market | |
  Mamou Location in Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 10°23′N 12°05′W / 10.383°N 12.083°WCoordinates: 10°23′N 12°05′W / 10.383°N 12.083°W | |
| Country |
 Guinea |
| Region | Mamou Region |
| Prefecture | Mamou Prefecture |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 76,269 |
Mamou is a city and sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. Population 76,269 (2008 est).[1]
History
It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and soon became the local administrative headquarters. Its main industry used to be until the 1990s decade meat processing, while it also acts as an important transport hub. All vehicles going to the Fouta Jallon, the forest region or Haute Guinée have to travel through Mamou.
Climate
| Climate data for Mamou | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.1 (91.6) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.1 (79) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.0 (77) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.1 (61) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.0 (59) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.08) |
5 (0.2) |
22 (0.87) |
75 (2.95) |
159 (6.26) |
210 (8.27) |
340 (13.39) |
419 (16.5) |
342 (13.46) |
203 (7.99) |
48 (1.89) |
5 (0.2) |
1,830 (72.05) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 126 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 36 | 38 | 43 | 55 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 65 | 46 | 63 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
See also
Namesake
There is another town in Guinea with the same name.
References
- ↑ World Gazetteer, Retrieved on June 16, 2008
- ↑ "Mamou Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
External links
Capital: Mamou | ||
| Sub-prefectures |  | |
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