Dori (Burkina Faso)

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Dori
Status: commune urbaine , department
Region: Sahel
Province: Séno
Surface: 2,532 km²
Residents: 106,808 (2006)
Population density: 42 inhabitants per km²
Structure: 8 sectors / 78 villages
Mayor: Hama Arba Diallo
Prefect: Cyprien Ouédraogo
location
Dori (Burkina Faso)
Dori
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14 ° 2 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 14 ° 2 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  W
Typical street scene in Dori.

Dori is a city and a department encompassing the same area in the north of the West African state of Burkina Faso . It is the capital of the Sahel region and the province of Séno ; the main town is divided into eight sectors, the area of ​​the municipality ( French commune urbaine ) includes 78 villages, which together with the main town have 106,808 inhabitants.

The Dargol River originates east of the city center and flows eastwards to the Niger .

The Dori market serves to supply the northern parts of the country, which are populated by the Tuareg and Fulbe , among others .

During the 19th century Dori was the capital of the Fulani emirate Liptako . The first European to set foot on Dori was probably the German Africa explorer Heinrich Barth in 1853.

Dori is the seat of the Diocese of Dori .

Dry lake on the outskirts of Dori (February 2007). First houses on the right in the picture.

Climate table

Dori
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° Cprecipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Dori
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 33.4 36.5 39.3 41.0 41.0 38.0 34.4 32.2 34.0 37.9 37.3 33.8 O 36.6
Min. Temperature (° C) 13.7 16.0 19.9 24.1 26.6 25.2 23.4 22.5 22.7 22.2 17.8 14.4 O 20.7
Precipitation ( mm ) 0 0 2 6th 22nd 74 125 172 79 14th 0 1 Σ 495
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.6 9.7 9.3 9.1 9.6 9.4 8.7 8.4 8.9 9.6 9.9 9.4 O 9.3
Rainy days ( d ) 0 0 0 1 3 6th 10 11 7th 1 0 0 Σ 39
Humidity ( % ) 27 24 24 25th 38 50 61 69 64 45 32 30th O 40.9
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Source: wetterkontor.de

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Results of the 2006 census ( Memento from December 15, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 92 kB).
  2. Répartition de la population résidente par commune selon le sexe (PDF; 94 kB) insd.bf. Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 12, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.insd.bf
  3. Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani: Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso . 3. Edition. Scarecrow, Lanham / Toronto / Plymouth 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3 , pp. 54 .