Faranah

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Faranah
Sub-prefecture and town
Nickname(s): 
Sankaran
Faranah is located in Guinea
Faranah
Faranah
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 10°02′N 10°44′W / 10.033°N 10.733°W / 10.033; -10.733
Country Guinea
RegionFaranah Region
Elevation
456 m (1,496 ft)
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total78,108

Faranah (N’ko: ߝߙߊߣߊ߫߫) is a town and sub-prefecture in central Guinea, lying by the River Niger. As of 2014 it had a population of 78,108 people.[1] The town is mainly inhabited by the Malinke people.

History[]

Sékou Touré was born in what was then a village, and after becoming president developed it with a mosque, palace and conference centre. It lies immediately south west of the Haut Niger National Park. The town is served by Faranah Airport.

Climate[]

Faranah has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).

hideClimate data for Faranah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 35.4
(95.7) 		37.1
(98.8) 		38.2
(100.8) 		37.8
(100.0) 		35.8
(96.4) 		32.8
(91.0) 		30.7
(87.3) 		30.7
(87.3) 		31.5
(88.7) 		32.4
(90.3) 		33.2
(91.8) 		33.8
(92.8) 		34.1
(93.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1) 		26.2
(79.2) 		28.6
(83.5) 		28.5
(83.3) 		27.0
(80.6) 		25.4
(77.7) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.0
(77.0) 		22.6
(72.7) 		25.3
(77.5)
Average low °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0) 		12.0
(53.6) 		15.3
(59.5) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.1
(64.6) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.3
(64.9) 		18.0
(64.4) 		17.8
(64.0) 		13.1
(55.6) 		9.9
(49.8) 		15.5
(59.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 1
(0.0) 		3
(0.1) 		9
(0.4) 		60
(2.4) 		145
(5.7) 		201
(7.9) 		240
(9.4) 		293
(11.5) 		277
(10.9) 		143
(5.6) 		46
(1.8) 		0.2
(0.01) 		1,418.2
(55.71)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0 0 2 6 10 14 14 20 19 14 3 0 102
Average relative humidity (%) 44 39 42 55 68 75 80 80 79 77 66 52 63
Source: NOAA[2]

Mining[]

Faranah is near major iron ore deposits.

Notable residents[]

Singer Sayon Camara, artist of Dinuiraye

References[]

  1. ^ "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Faranah Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

Coordinates: 10°02′N 10°44′W / 10.033°N 10.733°W / 10.033; -10.733


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