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The ] of Bougouni includes the communes of Bladié-Tiemela, Bougouni, Chantoula, Danou, Debelin, Defina, Dogo, Domba, Faradielé, Faragouaran, Garolo, Keleya, Kokelé, Kola, ], Kouroulamini, Meridiela, Ouroun, Sanso, Sibirila, Sido, Tiémala-Banimonotié, Wola, Yinindougou, Yiridougou and Zantiebougou, for a total population of 251,987. The ] of Bougouni includes the communes of Bladié-Tiemela, Bougouni, Chantoula, Danou, Debelin, Defina, Dogo, Domba, Faradielé, Faragouaran, Garolo, Keleya, Kokelé, Kola, ], Kouroulamini, Meridiela, Ouroun, Sanso, Sibirila, Sido, Tiémala-Banimonotié, Wola, Yinindougou, Yiridougou and Zantiebougou, for a total population of 251,987.


==Climate==
Bougouni has a ] (]: ''Aw'').
{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Bougouni
|metric first= Y
|single line= Y
|temperature colour =
|Jan high C = 33.5
|Feb high C = 36.0
|Mar high C = 37.5
|Apr high C = 37.3
|May high C = 35.5
|Jun high C = 32.7
|Jul high C = 30.4
|Aug high C = 29.7
|Sep high C = 30.7
|Oct high C = 33.0
|Nov high C = 34.2
|Dec high C = 33.0
|Jan low C = 16.0
|Feb low C = 19.1
|Mar low C = 22.4
|Apr low C = 24.7
|May low C = 24.2
|Jun low C = 22.5
|Jul low C = 21.6
|Aug low C = 21.4
|Sep low C = 21.3
|Oct low C = 21.3
|Nov low C = 18.3
|Dec low C = 15.6
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.4
|Feb rain mm = 0.4
|Mar rain mm = 8.9
|Apr rain mm = 45.0
|May rain mm = 100.6
|Jun rain mm = 146.8
|Jul rain mm = 246
|Aug rain mm = 283.9
|Sep rain mm = 206.2
|Oct rain mm = 72.1
|Nov rain mm = 6.5
|Dec rain mm = 0.7
|Jan rain days = 0
|Feb rain days = 0
|Mar rain days = 1
|Apr rain days = 3
|May rain days = 8
|Jun rain days = 12
|Jul rain days = 15
|Aug rain days = 17
|Sep rain days = 14
|Oct rain days = 7
|Nov rain days = 1
|Dec rain days = 0
|Jand sun = 8.8
|Febd sun = 8.7
|Mard sun = 8.1
|Aprd sun = 7.8
|Mayd sun = 8.1
|Jund sun = 7.9
|Juld sun = 6.8
|Augd sun = 6.3
|Sepd sun = 7.1
|Octd sun = 8.1
|Novd sun = 8.6
|Decd sun = 8.4

|source 1 = ] <ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_612960_rw.pdf
| title = Climate Averages for Bougouni
| language = de
| publisher = DWD
| access-date = 7 September 2022}}</ref>

}}



== See also == == See also ==

Revision as of 08:20, 26 September 2022

For the town in Ségou Region, see Bougouni, Ségou. Commune and city in Sikasso, Mali
Bougouni
Commune and city
Bougouni is located in MaliBougouniBougouniLocation within Mali
Coordinates: 11°25′0″N 7°29′0″W / 11.41667°N 7.48333°W / 11.41667; -7.48333
Country Mali
RegionSikasso
CercleBougouni Cercle
Elevation344 m (1,129 ft)
Population
 • Total59,679
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Geologic map of Birimian outcrops in Mali, at Bougouni and Kenieba
The Mali Empire in 1337, including the location of the Bambuk, Bure, Lobi and Akan Goldfields

Bougouni is a commune and city in Mali, the administrative center of Bougouni Cercle, which is in turn found in the administrative region of Sikasso. Bougouni is located 170 km south of Bamako and 210 km west of the city of Sikasso. It covers an area of 7 square kilometres and as at the 2009 Census the commune had a population of 59,679, mostly Fulas (Template:Lang-ff; Template:Lang-fr) and Bambaras (Template:Lang-bm).

History

Bougouni was the fourteenth commune created by the French colonial authorities of French Sudan. On July 10, 1894, Bougouni became the administrative center of the commune under its first administrator, Lieutenant Gouraud. Bougouni held an important set of colonial archives which were lost in a fire during the March 1991 uprising against President Moussa Traoré.

Geography

Bougouni, like many cities of Mali, enjoys sufficient rainfall for regular farming. Cotton is produced in the region around the town, making it a center for processing and transport. The Bougouni-Foulaboula Protected Forest (Forêt Classée de Bougouni-Foulaboula) begins just to the southwest of the town.

Bougouni has been a sister city of Aurillac, France, since 1985.

The Cercle of Bougouni includes the communes of Bladié-Tiemela, Bougouni, Chantoula, Danou, Debelin, Defina, Dogo, Domba, Faradielé, Faragouaran, Garolo, Keleya, Kokelé, Kola, Koumantou, Kouroulamini, Meridiela, Ouroun, Sanso, Sibirila, Sido, Tiémala-Banimonotié, Wola, Yinindougou, Yiridougou and Zantiebougou, for a total population of 251,987.


Climate

Bougouni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw).

Climate data for Bougouni
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.5
(92.3) 		36.0
(96.8) 		37.5
(99.5) 		37.3
(99.1) 		35.5
(95.9) 		32.7
(90.9) 		30.4
(86.7) 		29.7
(85.5) 		30.7
(87.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		34.2
(93.6) 		33.0
(91.4) 		33.6
(92.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8) 		19.1
(66.4) 		22.4
(72.3) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.2
(75.6) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		18.3
(64.9) 		15.6
(60.1) 		20.7
(69.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.4
(0.02) 		0.4
(0.02) 		8.9
(0.35) 		45.0
(1.77) 		100.6
(3.96) 		146.8
(5.78) 		246
(9.7) 		283.9
(11.18) 		206.2
(8.12) 		72.1
(2.84) 		6.5
(0.26) 		0.7
(0.03) 		1,117.5
(44.03)
Average rainy days 0 0 1 3 8 12 15 17 14 7 1 0 78
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.8 8.7 8.1 7.8 8.1 7.9 6.8 6.3 7.1 8.1 8.6 8.4 7.9
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst


See also

References

  1. "Previsions de desserte des communes pour la periode de 2001-2005" (PDF). Mali Reforme Telecom. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  2. "Climate Averages for Bougouni" (PDF) (in German). DWD. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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Capital: Sikasso
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