Bittou

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Bittou
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Bittou
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 11°15′27″N0°18′14″W / 11.25750°N 0.30389°W / 11.25750; -0.30389 Coordinates: 11°15′27″N0°18′14″W / 11.25750°N 0.30389°W / 11.25750; -0.30389
CountryFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Est Region
Province Boulgou Province
Department Bittou Department
Population
 (2019 census) [1]
 • Total31,210

Bittou is a town and seat of the Bittou Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. The town is a stop on the caravan trading route. [2] Today the town is located along the N16 Road which links Burkina Faso with Northern Togo and Ghana (via Togo). In 1898 the French Colonial Army built a fort here to keep the British Colonial Army from capturing the area. [3] As of 2019, the town has a population of 31,210. [1]

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Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw) that closely borders with hot semi-arid (BSh).

Climate data for Bittou
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)35.1
(95.2)		36.6
(97.9)		38.4
(101.1)		37.9
(100.2)		35.6
(96.1)		32.9
(91.2)		30.8
(87.4)		30
(86)		30.9
(87.6)		34
(93)		36.1
(97.0)		34.7
(94.5)		34.4
(93.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.1
(80.8)		29
(84)		31.2
(88.2)		31.4
(88.5)		29.9
(85.8)		27.8
(82.0)		26.2
(79.2)		25.8
(78.4)		26.1
(79.0)		27.8
(82.0)		28.1
(82.6)		26.7
(80.1)		28.1
(82.6)
Average low °C (°F)19.1
(66.4)		21.4
(70.5)		24.1
(75.4)		25
(77)		24.3
(75.7)		22.7
(72.9)		21.7
(71.1)		21.6
(70.9)		21.4
(70.5)		21.7
(71.1)		20.2
(68.4)		18.8
(65.8)		21.8
(71.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)0
(0)		1
(0.0)		11
(0.4)		36
(1.4)		87
(3.4)		116
(4.6)		180
(7.1)		239
(9.4)		155
(6.1)		47
(1.9)		4
(0.2)		3
(0.1)		879
(34.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 247m [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Burkina Faso
  2. ↑ Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN   978-0-8108-6770-3
  3. ↑ Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN   978-0-8108-6770-3
  4. ↑ "Climate: Bittou - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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