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.[2] 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.[3] As of 2019, the town has a population of 31,210.[1]

Bittou
Bittou is located in Burkina Faso
Bittou
Bittou
Location 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
RegionCentre-Est Region
ProvinceBoulgou Province
DepartmentBittou Department
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Total31,210

Climate

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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[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Burkina Faso
  2. ^ Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3
  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
  4. ^ "Climate: Bittou - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2013.