Boffa, Guinea
Boffa | |
|---|---|
Urban sub-prefecture and town | |
  Boffa Location in Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 10°10′N 14°02′W / 10.167°N 14.033°W / 10.167; -14.033 | |
| Country |  Guinea |
| Region | Boke Region |
| Prefecture | Boffa Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saidouba Kissing Camara |
| Population (2014[1]) | |
| • Total | 8,631 |
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]
Climate
Boffa 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
- Hôpital Préfectoral de Boffa
Houses of Worship
- Grande Mosquée de Boffa
References
- ^ 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.
Capital: Boffa | ||
| Sub-prefectures |
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| Towns and villages | ||
10°10′N 14°02′W / 10.167°N 14.033°W / 10.167; -14.033
