| Bittou | |
|---|---|
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  BittouLocation in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 11°15′27″N 0°18′14″W / 11.25750°N 0.30389°W / 11.25750; -0.30389 | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Centre-Est Region |
| Province | Boulgou Province |
| Department | Bittou Department |
| Population | |
| • Total | 31,210 |
Bittou is a town and seat of the Bittou Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. The town is a stop on the caravan trading route. Today the town is located along the N16 Road which links Burkina Faso with Northern Togo and Ghana (via Togo). In 1898 the French Colonial Army built a fort here to keep the British Colonial Army from capturing the area. As of 2019, the town has a population of 31,210.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw) that closely borders with hot semi-arid (BSh).
| Climate data for Bittou | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 35.1 (95.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30 (86) |
30.9 (87.6) |
34 (93) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
29 (84) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25 (77) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.8 (71.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
11 (0.4) |
36 (1.4) |
87 (3.4) |
116 (4.6) |
180 (7.1) |
239 (9.4) |
155 (6.1) |
47 (1.9) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
879 (34.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 247m | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Burkina Faso
- Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3
- Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3
- "Climate: Bittou - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
