Boghé

Boghé (also Bogué) is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern Mauritania, located on the border with Senegal.[1]

Boghé

بوغي
Commune and town
Boghé
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 16°35′N 14°16′W
Country Mauritania
RegionBrakna
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
  Total42,759
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

In 2013, it had a census population of 40,341.

The city has a high school but no university. Efforts are under way to build a hospital to serve the city and its region.

Climate

In Boghé, the climate is warm and temperate. There is little rainfall. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BSh. The average annual temperature in Boghe is 29.0 °C (84.2 °F). About 244 mm (9.61 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Boghe
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.4
(88.5)
33.6
(92.5)
36.3
(97.3)
39.0
(102.2)
40.7
(105.3)
40.8
(105.4)
38.2
(100.8)
36.5
(97.7)
37.3
(99.1)
38.3
(100.9)
36.0
(96.8)
31.3
(88.3)
36.6
(97.9)
Average low °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)
16.2
(61.2)
19.6
(67.3)
21.6
(70.9)
24.1
(75.4)
25.4
(77.7)
25.7
(78.3)
25.9
(78.6)
25.7
(78.3)
23.3
(73.9)
19.6
(67.3)
16.0
(60.8)
21.5
(70.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1
(0.0)
1
(0.0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
11
(0.4)
56
(2.2)
91
(3.6)
68
(2.7)
16
(0.6)
0
(0)
0
(0)
244
(9.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org, Climate data

References

  1. "Collectivités urbaines à vocation agricole, pastorale ou agropastorale". République Islamique de Mauritanie:Communes de Mauritanie. Archived from the original on May 4, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2009.

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