Coordinates: 11°45′N 2°56′W / 11.750°N 2.933°W / 11.750; -2.933

Boromo

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Boromo
Town
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CountryFile:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso
RegionBoucle du Mouhoun Region
ProvinceBalé
DepartmentBoromo Department
Population
 (2019 census)
 • Total
20,193[1]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeBFA

Boromo is a town in the Boromo Department of Balé Province in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of both the department and the province, and it has a population of 20,193 (2019).[1]

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Calabash makers in Boromo

Boromo is located directly between the two major cities of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso. It is a city with many natural resources, including gold and fish. The major activity in this zone is agriculture. Boromo is a "melting pot" where you will find many ethnic groups, including Mossi, Dioula, Dafing, Bobo and Winiens (or Kos).

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« Les Grandes Personnes of Boromo parading in Périgueux during the Mimos festival

Climate

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Climate data for Boromo (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.4
(104.7)
42.8
(109.0)
44.5
(112.1)
44.2
(111.6)
43.7
(110.7)
41.1
(106.0)
38.5
(101.3)
35.7
(96.3)
36.8
(98.2)
39.4
(102.9)
39.5
(103.1)
39.2
(102.6)
44.5
(112.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.1
(93.4)
37.0
(98.6)
39.6
(103.3)
39.7
(103.5)
37.9
(100.2)
35.0
(95.0)
32.3
(90.1)
31.1
(88.0)
32.3
(90.1)
35.4
(95.7)
36.8
(98.2)
34.9
(94.8)
35.5
(95.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.6
(78.1)
28.6
(83.5)
31.7
(89.1)
32.6
(90.7)
31.3
(88.3)
29.2
(84.6)
27.2
(81.0)
26.3
(79.3)
26.9
(80.4)
28.5
(83.3)
28.0
(82.4)
26.0
(78.8)
28.5
(83.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)
20.1
(68.2)
24.3
(75.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.1
(79.0)
24.2
(75.6)
22.9
(73.2)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
19.3
(66.7)
17.0
(62.6)
22.1
(71.8)
Record low °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8)
13.6
(56.5)
16.4
(61.5)
19.4
(66.9)
19.3
(66.7)
19.0
(66.2)
19.4
(66.9)
19.3
(66.7)
19.2
(66.6)
17.0
(62.6)
13.4
(56.1)
11.0
(51.8)
11.0
(51.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.8
(0.03)
1.0
(0.04)
5.3
(0.21)
42.6
(1.68)
79.7
(3.14)
118.9
(4.68)
200.4
(7.89)
261.2
(10.28)
157.8
(6.21)
52.9
(2.08)
1.5
(0.06)
0.0
(0.0)
922.1
(36.30)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.1 0.2 1.0 3.1 6.4 8.3 12.5 15.0 12.0 4.9 0.3 0.0 63.8
Average relative humidity (%) 24 22 26 43 58 70 77 83 81 68 46 30 52
Mean monthly sunshine hours 268.4 244.0 248.2 232.7 242.9 222.8 209.7 194.0 222.3 267.5 277.0 271.7 2,901.2
Source 1: NOAA[2]
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1961–1967)[3]

See also

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References

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