Makokou
Makokou | |
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Coat of arms | |
Makokou Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 0°34′N 12°52′E / 0.567°N 12.867°E | |
| Country | Gabon |
| Province | Ogooué-Ivindo Province |
| Department | Ivindo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andre Nkoghe Ella |
| Elevation | 1,010 ft (308 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 13,881 |
Makokou is the regional capital of the Ogooué-Ivindo Province of Gabon.
The city lies on the Ivindo River and the N4 road, and it is near Ivindo National Park. It developed around iron ore mining.
Transport
A branch of the Trans-Gabon Railway was originally planned to terminate in the town, but the route was eventually abandoned. The town has one airport, Makokou Airport.
Religion
Its Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Victoires is the see of the Apostolic Vicariate of Makokou.
Notable citizens
Former Gabonese prime ministers Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet and Alain Claude Bilie By Nze were born in Makokou.
Climate
Makokou has a tropical dry savanna climate (Köppen climate classification As).
| Climate data for Makokou (1961–1990, extremes 1949–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.0 (93.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.1 (106.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 88.1 (3.47) |
106.9 (4.21) |
190.0 (7.48) |
206.7 (8.14) |
187.7 (7.39) |
54.1 (2.13) |
9.0 (0.35) |
29.3 (1.15) |
142.9 (5.63) |
297.3 (11.70) |
225.7 (8.89) |
103.3 (4.07) |
1,641 (64.61) |
| Average precipitation days | 7.3 | 8.9 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 11.2 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 8.8 | 131.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 131.6 | 137.4 | 158.2 | 160.5 | 150.4 | 101.5 | 60.9 | 58.1 | 95.5 | 134.1 | 132.3 | 122.8 | 1,443.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[2] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Makokou Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (FTP). Retrieved 6 November 2016. (To view documents see Help:FTP)
- ^ "Station Makokou" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 6 November 2016.