Boghé

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Boghé
بوغي
Commune and town
Bogue,garage.jpg
Boghé is located in Mauritania
Boghé
Boghé
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 16°35′N 14°16′W / 16.583°N 14.267°W / 16.583; -14.267
Country Mauritania
RegionBrakna
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total42,759
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Boghé (also Bogué) is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern Mauritania, located on the border with Senegal.[1]

In 2013, it had a census population of 40,341.

The city has a high school but no university. Efforts are under way to build a hospital to serve the city and its region.

Climate[]

In Boghé, the climate is warm and temperate. There is little rainfall. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BSh. The average annual temperature in Boghe is 29.0 °C (84.2 °F). About 244 mm (9.61 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Boghe
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.4
(88.5) 		33.6
(92.5) 		36.3
(97.3) 		39.0
(102.2) 		40.7
(105.3) 		40.8
(105.4) 		38.2
(100.8) 		36.5
(97.7) 		37.3
(99.1) 		38.3
(100.9) 		36.0
(96.8) 		31.3
(88.3) 		36.6
(97.9)
Average low °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.6
(67.3) 		21.6
(70.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.7
(78.3) 		23.3
(73.9) 		19.6
(67.3) 		16.0
(60.8) 		21.5
(70.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1
(0.0) 		1
(0.0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		11
(0.4) 		56
(2.2) 		91
(3.6) 		68
(2.7) 		16
(0.6) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		244
(9.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org, Climate data

References[]

  1. ^ "Collectivités urbaines à vocation agricole, pastorale ou agropastorale". République Islamique de Mauritanie:Communes de Mauritanie. Archived from the original on May 4, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2009.

Coordinates: 16°35′N 14°16′W / 16.583°N 14.267°W / 16.583; -14.267

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