Boffa is a town and sub-prefecture located on Guinea's coast. It is the capital of Boffa Prefecture. Boffa is the nearest town to the mouth of the River Pongo. As of 2014 it had a population of 8,631 people.[1]
Boffa | |
|---|---|
Urban sub-prefecture and town | |
  Boffa Location in Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 10°10′N 14°02′W / 10.167°N 14.033°W | |
| Country |  Guinea |
| Region | Boke Region |
| Prefecture | Boffa Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saidouba Kissing Camara |
| Population (2014[1]) | |
| • Total | 8,631 |
Climate
editBoffa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am).
| Climate data for Boffa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 36.2 (97.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
40.7 (105.3) |
41.1 (106.0) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.2 (97.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.1) |
14 (0.6) |
98 (3.9) |
341 (13.4) |
895 (35.2) |
1,052 (41.4) |
514 (20.2) |
291 (11.5) |
76 (3.0) |
8 (0.3) |
3,293 (129.6) |
| Source: Climate-data.org | |||||||||||||
Hospitals
edit- Hôpital Préfectoral de Boffa
Houses of Worship
edit- Grande Mosquée de Boffa
References
edit- ^ a b "Etat et Structure de la Population Recensement General de la Population et de l'habitation 2014" (PDF). Direction Nationale de la Statistique de Guinée. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
10°10′N 14°02′W / 10.167°N 14.033°W
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