Podor
Podor | |
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Town and commune | |
| Fort of Podor Fort of Podor | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal |
| Region | Saint-Louis Region |
| Department | Podor |
| Area | |
• Town and commune | 2.038 km2 (0.787 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
• Town and commune | 12,512 |
| • Density | 6,139/km2 (15,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Podor (Wolof: Podoor) is the northernmost town in Senegal, lying on Morfil Island between the Sénégal River and Doué River on the border with Mauritania. It was the location of the ancient state Takrur.[2] It is home to a well-preserved French colonial fort, built in 1854 as a centre for gold trading,[3] and is the birthplace of fashion designer Oumou Sy, as well as musicians Baaba Maal and Mansour Seck.
At the 2013 census the population of the town was 11,608. According to the 2023 census, it had grown to 12,512.[1] It is 99% Muslim.[4]
Climate
[edit | edit source]Podor has a Sahelian climate, with extremely hot summers with some rain and very warm, almost rainless winters.
| Climate data for Podor (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.9 (103.8) |
41.8 (107.2) |
41.2 (106.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.1 (102.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
11 (52) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15 (59) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
18 (64) |
13.9 (57.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.9 (0.04) |
0.2 (0.01) |
1.3 (0.05) |
7.6 (0.30) |
52.5 (2.07) |
85.5 (3.37) |
80.1 (3.15) |
9.2 (0.36) |
0.7 (0.03) |
0.2 (0.01) |
242.7 (9.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 18.7 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Citypopulation.de Population and area of Podor Commune
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