Boghé

Boghé
بوغي
Commune and town
Boghé is located in Mauritania
Boghé
Boghé
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 16°35′N 14°16′W / 16.583°N 14.267°W / 16.583; -14.267
Country Mauritania
RegionBrakna
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total
42,759
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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

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.[citation needed]

Climate

In Boghé, the climate is characterized as warm and temperate with minimal rainfall. According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, it falls under the BSh category. The average yearly temperature in Boghé is 29.0 °C (84.2 °F), and the area receives approximately 244 mm (9.61 in) of precipitation annually.

Climate data for Boghe
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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.

16°35′N 14°16′W / 16.583°N 14.267°W / 16.583; -14.267

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