Birao

This article covers the city in the Central African Republic. Birao is also the name of the easternmost district of the Guadalcanal province of the Solomon Islands.

Birao
Birao
Coordinates	10 ° 17 '  N , 22 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 10 ° 17 '  N , 22 ° 47'  E
Basic data
Country	Central African Republic
prefecture	Vakaga
height	465 m
Residents	10,300 (2007)

Birao is a city in the north of the Central African Republic . It is the capital of the Prefecture of Vakaga . Its population was estimated at 9,800 in 2000, and in 2007 it was calculated to be 10,300.

history

in the burned down Birao, April 2007

In March 2007, the city was almost completely burned down during fighting in the region. Government soldiers and French fighter planes attacked them after rebel activity broke out over maladministration in the region.

On November 24, 2010, the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPDP) conquered the city. Only after a week could it be recaptured by government troops. The Chad Air Force flew attacks.

Climate table

Birao
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     0   36 12     0   38 15th     3   39 19th     22nd   39 20th     70   37 23     105   34 22nd     192   31 21st     213   30th 21st     158   32 21st     38   34 19th     0   35 14th     0   34 11 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Birao Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 35.5 38.1 39.2 39.4 37.4 33.7 30.8 30.1 31.6 33.8 34.9 33.7 O 34.8 Min. Temperature (° C) 11.8 15.2 18.9 19.8 22.5 22.2 21.1 20.7 20.7 19.4 14.1 10.7 O 18.1 Precipitation ( mm ) 0 0 3 22nd 70 105 192 213 158 38 0 0 Σ 801 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.5 9.7 8.6 8.6 8.5 7.4 6.1 6.2 6.9 8.6 9.6 9.6 O 8.3 Rainy days ( d ) 0 0 1 2 6th 9 12 15th 10 3 0 0 Σ 58 Humidity ( % ) 40 34 38 41 53 72 81 82 81 73 59 47 O 58.5 Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : Birao  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Humanitarian and Development Partners | Central African Republic: Growing up in a burnt down city (pictures of the burnt down Birao)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ bevölkerungsstatistik.de ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ The Independent : Inside France's secret war ( memento of the original from October 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , October 6th 
3. ↑ Franquois Misser: Geschutschter Brother Jesus and rebels. In: the daily newspaper . January 21, 2011, accessed January 24, 2011 .