Kayes

This article covers the city. For the circle, see Kayes (circle) .

Kayes
Coordinates	14 ° 27 ′  N , 11 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 14 ° 27 ′  N , 11 ° 26 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Mali
region	Kayes
Residents	148,053 (2012)
Railway facilities in Kayes, around 1905

Kayes is a city in western Mali with 148,053 inhabitants (2012 census) and the capital of the Kayes region .

It lies on the Senegal River and was the capital of the French Sudan colony for a few years from 1882 . Route nationale 1 leads from Bamako to the state of Senegal across the river ( Kayes Bridge ) in the city . The city lies on the Dakar – Niger railway line, which opened at the beginning of the 20th century . Kayes can also be reached by plane from Bamako, which is around 500 km away.

See also : Aéroport international de Kayes Dag Dag

Kayes was a twin town of Magdeburg until the political change in the GDR . The mayor of Magdeburg, Werner Herzig, was made an honorary citizen of Kayes.

Population development

The following overview shows the population by area since the 1976 census.

year	Residents
1976 (census)	49,431
1987 (census)	50.993
1998 (census)	67,424
2009 (census)	126,319

sons and daughters of the town

• Ibrahima N'Diaye (politician) Ibrahima N'Diaye (* 1948), politician, “Minister for Employment and Vocational Education” in the Modibo Sidibé cabinet
• Cheick Diallo (* 1996), basketball player

Climate table

Kayes
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     0   34 17th     0   37 19th     0   40 22nd     3   43 26th     23   43 28     95   38 26th     170   34 25th     242   32 22nd     164   33 23     46   35 23     4th   36 20th     0   34 17th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Kayes Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 33.8 36.7 40.3 43.0 42.9 38.4 34.0 32.0 33.2 35.2 36.3 34.1 O 36.6 Min. Temperature (° C) 16.6 19.2 22.3 25.8 27.6 25.6 25.1 22.0 23.1 22.7 20.4 17.2 O 22.3 Precipitation ( mm ) 0 0 0 3 23 95 170 242 164 46 4th 0 Σ 747 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 8.2 8.3 9.6 9.4 8.2 7.3 6.3 5.6 7.0 7.8 8.4 7.2 O 7.8 Rainy days ( d ) 0 0 0 0 2 6th 11 12 9 3 0 0 Σ 43 Humidity ( % ) 25th 22nd 20th 20th 30th 52 70 79 78 63 38 28 O 43.9 Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

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

• experience-mali.org.ml

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kayes - data profile and name variants ( 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. bevoelkerungsstatistik.de, World Gazetteer 
2. ↑ Mali: Regions, Cities & Urban Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .