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Maïné-Soroa | |
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  Maïné-Soroa | |
| Coordinates: 13°31′04″N 12°01′36″E / 13.51778°N 12.02667°E | |
| Country |  Niger |
| Region | Diffa Region |
| Department | Maïné-Soroa |
| Area | |
| • City | 3,443 km2 (1,329 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 287 m (944 ft) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
| • City | 78,735 |
| • Urban | 13,136 |
Mainé-Soroa (Maine-Soroa, Maïné-Soroa) is a town in southeastern Niger, the capital of the Mainé-Soroa Department, and is in turn part of Diffa Region. The town's population was 78,735 at the 2012 census.[1]
Economy
[edit]Situated in an agropastoral zone, most of Mainé-Soroa's population survive by farming and stockraising. As much of the Sahel region Niger, Mainé-Soroa farmers work under the threat of desertification.
The town is also known as the birthplace of the former President of Niger, Tanja Mamadou.
Transport
[edit]Airport
[edit]The town has an airport, international code DRZM, with an unpaved 3900 ft/1189m runway.[2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Mainé-Soroa (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 35.3 (95.5) | 38.4 (101.1) | 42.2 (108.0) | 43.9 (111.0) | 43.6 (110.5) | 42.9 (109.2) | 39.8 (103.6) | 37.2 (99.0) | 39.8 (103.6) | 40.3 (104.5) | 37.9 (100.2) | 35.9 (96.6) | 43.9 (111.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 37.3 (99.1) | 40.7 (105.3) | 41.1 (106.0) | 39.1 (102.4) | 35.1 (95.2) | 33.4 (92.1) | 36.0 (96.8) | 37.8 (100.0) | 34.3 (93.7) | 31.1 (88.0) | 35.8 (96.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 32.3 (90.1) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.2 (90.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.6 (85.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 28.1 (82.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 21.4 (70.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 20.3 (68.5) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 8.8 (47.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.00) | 1.1 (0.04) | 7.4 (0.29) | 28.6 (1.13) | 101.2 (3.98) | 149.4 (5.88) | 46.8 (1.84) | 8.1 (0.32) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 342.6 (13.49) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 282.1 | 260.4 | 272.8 | 267.0 | 291.4 | 273.0 | 257.3 | 238.7 | 255.0 | 288.3 | 288.0 | 282.1 | 3,248.5 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.2 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.0 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Maïné-Soroa (Commune, Niger) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ Niger Airports with Charter Aircraft, aircharterguide.com Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Station Name: MAINE SOROA" (TXT). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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