Mamou
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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 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elhadj Amadou Tidjane Diallo |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 376,269 |
| • Ethnicities | Fulani |
| • Religions | islam |
Mamou (Pular: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤵𞤲) is a city and sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. Population 376,269 (2018 est),and the city is almost 98% Fulani tribe. [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
Mamou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).
| 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 (79.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
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 (61.0) |
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 (59.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
22 (0.9) |
75 (3.0) |
159 (6.3) |
210 (8.3) |
340 (13.4) |
419 (16.5) |
342 (13.5) |
203 (8.0) |
48 (1.9) |
5 (0.2) |
1,830 (72.3) |
| Average rainy 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.
Schools
- Lycee Amilcar Cabra
- Institut Supérieur de Technologie Mamou
- École privée Lamarana Diallo
Hospitals
- Hôpital Regional De Mamou
Houses of Worship
- Grande Mosquée de Mamou
References
- ^ World Gazetteer[dead link], Retrieved on June 16, 2008
- ^ "Mamou Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
External links
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