Nara, Mali
Commune and town in Koulikoro Region, Mali
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Nara (Bambara: ߣߊߙߊ tr. Nara) is a town and rural commune in the Koulikoro Region of southwestern Mali. The town is the administrative center of the Nara Cercle. It is about 37 kilometres (23 mi), south of the international border with Mauritania and approximately 374 kilometres (232 mi), by road, northeast of the Malian capital, Bamako.[3]
Nara | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
 Nara Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 15°10′5″N 7°17′15″W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Koulikoro Region |
| Cercle | Nara Cercle |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[1] | |
• Total | 19,793 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| [2] | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
The rural commune covers an area of 1,300 square kilometres (500 mi2) and includes the town and 16 surrounding villages.[4] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 19,793.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Nara, Mali (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.7 (103.5) |
41.0 (105.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.9 (94.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.3 (0.01) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.7 (0.03) |
3.4 (0.13) |
9.2 (0.36) |
43.9 (1.73) |
113.6 (4.47) |
139.8 (5.50) |
65.0 (2.56) |
11.3 (0.44) |
3.4 (0.13) |
0.1 (0.00) |
390.8 (15.36) |
| Average rainy days | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 49.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 261.2 | 239.2 | 262.5 | 252.6 | 252.4 | 226.0 | 232.0 | 250.8 | 242.6 | 264.1 | 269.9 | 251.2 | 3,004.5 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
