For the town in the Koulikoro Region see Kéniéba, Koulikoro
Kéniéba | |
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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) |
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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
| Climate data for Kéniéba (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19.
- ^ 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 2012-09-19.
- ^ "Kéniéba Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
External links
- 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.