Kéniéba
Kéniéba | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
  Kéniéba Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 13°6′N 11°24′W / 13.100°N 11.400°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Kayes Region |
| Cercle | Kéniéba Cercle |
| Population (2009 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 39,557 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Kéniéba is a rural commune, small town and seat of Kéniéba Cercle in Mali's Kayes Region, near the Mali–Senegal border. As well as the main town, the commune includes 26 other villages.[2] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 39,557.
Kéniéba is located in the gold-rich region of Bambouk.
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Kéniéba (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.6 (94.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.2 (102.6) |
40.2 (104.4) |
38.9 (102.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.2 (0.01) |
5.2 (0.20) |
49.6 (1.95) |
160.1 (6.30) |
252.0 (9.92) |
352.8 (13.89) |
245.1 (9.65) |
83.6 (3.29) |
3.6 (0.14) |
0.2 (0.01) |
1,152.5 (45.37) |
| Average precipitation days | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 17.6 | 20.1 | 17.1 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 81.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 261.1 | 256.1 | 278.0 | 262.4 | 267.3 | 230.5 | 189.1 | 170.6 | 197.1 | 222.5 | 253.4 | 255.4 | 2,843.5 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns[edit]
Kéniéba is twinned with the following towns:
References[edit]
- ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
- ^ Communes de la Région de Kayes (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Kéniéba Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
External links[edit]
- Plan de Sécurite Alimentaire Commune de Kéniéba 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26, retrieved 2011-01-28.
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