Karimama, Benin
Place in Alibori Department, Benin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karimama [ka.ʁi.ma.ma] is a town, arrondissement and commune in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin. The commune covers an area of 6102 square kilometers and as of 2013 had a population of 66,675 people.[1][2] The town lies on the border with Niger.
Karimama | |
|---|---|
  Karimama Location in Benin | |
| Coordinates: 12°04′N 3°11′E | |
| Country |  Benin |
| Department | Alibori Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,102 km2 (2,356 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 66,675 |
| • Density | 10.93/km2 (28.30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Area code | (+229) 95 |
Geography
The commune of Karimana is located 778 kilometres from Cotonou and lies on the Niger River. Communally it is bounded to the north and east by Niger, south by Malanville and to the west by Banikoara.
History
Karimama was founded by Gurma or Gourmanché speaking people from Burkina Faso in the eighteenth century along the Niger river valley amongst Dendi people.[3]
Administrative divisions
Karimana is subdivided into 5 arrondissements; Karimama, Birni-Lafia, Bogo-Bogo, Kompa and Monsey. They contain 16 villages and 2 urban districts.[1]
Economy
Climate
Karimama has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) with an arid, sweltering dry season and a less hot but oppressively humid wet season.
| Climate data for Karimama | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.6 (92.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.5 (103.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.1 (100.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.6 (96.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
29 (84) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27 (81) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26 (79) |
29.1 (84.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27 (81) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.7 (72.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
17 (0.7) |
49 (1.9) |
111 (4.4) |
165 (6.5) |
191 (7.5) |
130 (5.1) |
19 (0.7) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
684 (26.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
