Ranérou is a small town with commune status in north-east Senegal. It is the chief settlement of Ranérou-Ferlo Department in Matam Region and is connected to Dakar and Touba to the west and Ouro Sogui and Mauritania to the east by the N3 road.
Ranérou | |
|---|---|
Town and commune | |
  Ranérou Location in Senegal | |
| Coordinates: 15°18′N 13°58′W / 15.300°N 13.967°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Matam |
| Department | Matam |
| Area | |
| • Town and commune | 2.424 km2 (0.936 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
| • Town and commune | 4,648 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
In 2013 its population was recorded at just over 3,000. [2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Ranerou (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.4 (92.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
41.6 (106.9) |
42.5 (108.5) |
40.1 (104.2) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.1 (0.00) |
1.1 (0.04) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
4.0 (0.16) |
33.3 (1.31) |
100.2 (3.94) |
147.6 (5.81) |
120.5 (4.74) |
31.6 (1.24) |
−0.1 (0.0) |
0.9 (0.04) |
439.3 (17.30) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 31.0 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Citypopulation Population and area of Ranérou Commune
- ^ "Senegal: administrative units, extended". Geohive. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Ranerou". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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