Mango, Togo

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Mango
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Mango
Location in Togo
Coordinates: 10°21′20″N0°28′32″E / 10.35556°N 0.47556°E / 10.35556; 0.47556
Country Flag of Togo.svg Togo
Region Savanes Region
Population
 (2007)
  Total41,464

Mango, formerly Sansanné-Mango , is a city in northern Togo. It is situated on the Oti River in the Savanes Region. The town is located near Kéran National Park and 26 kilometres (16 mi) from the border with Ghana. The population is about 41,464 people (2007). [1]

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Climate

Climate data for Mango, Togo (Sansanné-Mango Airport)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)40.9
(105.6)
41.9
(107.4)
44.4
(111.9)
42.1
(107.8)
41.0
(105.8)
38.0
(100.4)
36.0
(96.8)
34.2
(93.6)
34.4
(93.9)
37.2
(99.0)
39.0
(102.2)
39.6
(103.3)
44.4
(111.9)
Average high °C (°F)36.0
(96.8)
37.8
(100.0)
39.1
(102.4)
38.0
(100.4)
35.5
(95.9)
32.2
(90.0)
30.5
(86.9)
29.5
(85.1)
30.6
(87.1)
32.9
(91.2)
35.7
(96.3)
35.6
(96.1)
34.5
(94.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.8
(80.2)
29.4
(84.9)
31.5
(88.7)
31.4
(88.5)
29.6
(85.3)
27.5
(81.5)
26.4
(79.5)
26.0
(78.8)
26.4
(79.5)
27.9
(82.2)
27.9
(82.2)
26.7
(80.1)
28.1
(82.6)
Average low °C (°F)18.0
(64.4)
21.0
(69.8)
24.4
(75.9)
25.3
(77.5)
24.1
(75.4)
22.5
(72.5)
21.9
(71.4)
21.9
(71.4)
21.6
(70.9)
21.7
(71.1)
19.4
(66.9)
18.1
(64.6)
21.5
(70.7)
Record low °C (°F)12.1
(53.8)
15.0
(59.0)
18.0
(64.4)
18.2
(64.8)
18.9
(66.0)
18.8
(65.8)
18.8
(65.8)
19.5
(67.1)
17.4
(63.3)
17.8
(64.0)
14.5
(58.1)
13.8
(56.8)
12.1
(53.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)0.23
(0.01)
4.13
(0.16)
28.58
(1.13)
66.07
(2.60)
106.12
(4.18)
136.62
(5.38)
195.87
(7.71)
236.70
(9.32)
235.51
(9.27)
69.10
(2.72)
5.53
(0.22)
3.40
(0.13)
1,087.9
(42.83)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)012471012141560071
Average relative humidity (%)27284058697883858477543559
Mean monthly sunshine hours 270.0247.1253.9237.3250.1214.4169.4147.2171.7256.2271.4257.72,746.4
Source 1: Deutscher Wetterdienst [2]
Source 2: NOAA (precipitation 1957–1986 and sun 1961–1990) [3]

History

Economy

The town is a trading center for cattle and peanuts. [4]

Transportation

The town lies on the main north–south road (Route Nationale No. 1) in Togo. [4]

Demography

The town is mainly inhabited by Chakosi people. [4]

Health

In 2014, the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism constructed a hospital (Hospital of Hope) in Mango and it opened the facility in Feb 2015. [5]

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References

  1. "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on January 5, 2013.. Retrieved February 19, 2007
  2. "Klimatafel von Mango (Sansane-Mango) / Togo" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. "Sansanne–Mango Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Mango at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  5. Hospital of Hope website, http://hohmango.org/

Coordinates: 10°21′20″N0°28′32″E / 10.35556°N 0.47556°E / 10.35556; 0.47556