San, Mali

San
Commune and town
San is located in Mali
San
San
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°18′N 4°54′W / 13.300°N 4.900°W / 13.300; -4.900
Country Mali
RegionSégou Region
CercleSan Cercle
Area
[1]
 • Total155 km2 (60 sq mi)
Elevation
279 m (915 ft)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total68,078
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

San (Bambara: ߛߊߣ tr. San) is an urban commune, town and capital of the Cercle of San in the Ségou Region of Mali. The town lies 10 kilometres or 6 miles south of the Bani River. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 68,078.

San is the center for production of bògòlanfini, a traditional Malian fabric. Former President of Mali Bah Ndaw was born here on 23 August 1950.

Climate

San has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) with a wet season from late May to early October. Almost no rain falls during the long dry season from early October to late May, while afternoon temperatures are sweltering except in December and January, when they are merely hot in the afternoon and pleasant to warm in the mornings.

Climate data for San climate station (284 metres or 932 feet elevation) 1991–2020 averages
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.6
(90.7)
36.1
(97.0)
39.4
(102.9)
41.4
(106.5)
40.4
(104.7)
37.4
(99.3)
34.1
(93.4)
32.1
(89.8)
33.1
(91.6)
36.6
(97.9)
36.6
(97.9)
34.0
(93.2)
36.0
(96.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)
20.6
(69.1)
24.2
(75.6)
27.8
(82.0)
28.2
(82.8)
26.3
(79.3)
24.4
(75.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
24.5
(76.1)
21.3
(70.3)
18.3
(64.9)
23.2
(73.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 3.8
(0.15)
6.1
(0.24)
3.6
(0.14)
8.8
(0.35)
29.6
(1.17)
93.6
(3.69)
180.4
(7.10)
242.2
(9.54)
136.6
(5.38)
24.1
(0.95)
4.7
(0.19)
0.0
(0.0)
729.2
(28.71)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.18 0.14 0.25 0.51 4.18 6.99 11.55 14.09 10.34 2.67 0.26 0.00 50.94
Mean monthly sunshine hours 276.3 256.3 288.0 265.0 264.3 241.5 234.7 219.7 247.5 287.6 284.7 278.3 3,143.9
Source: Meteo Climat[3]

Twin towns

San is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Urbaine de San 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2007, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-20.
  2. ^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. ^ "Climate Normals 1991–2020". Meteo Climat. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

External links

  • Massing, Andreas (1996), Democratisation et decentralisation: Relations entre structures socio-politiques traditionnelles et modernes dans la commune de San (PDF) (in French), Bamako, Mali: République du Mali. Gives the history of the town.


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