Boffa, Guinea

Boffa is a town and sub-prefecture located on Guinea's coast. It is the capital of Boffa Prefecture. Boffa is the nearest town to the mouth of the River Pongo. As of 2014 it had a population of 8,631 people.[1]

Boffa
Urban sub-prefecture and town
Boffa is located in Guinea
Boffa
Boffa
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 10°10′N 14°02′W
Country Guinea
RegionBoke Region
PrefectureBoffa Prefecture
Government
 • MayorSaidouba Kissing Camara
Population
 (2014[1])
 • Total8,631
Bridge on Fatala River

Climate

Boffa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am).

Climate data for Boffa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 36.2
(97.2)		 37.4
(99.3)		 40.7
(105.3)		 41.1
(106.0)		 37.9
(100.2)		 35.1
(95.2)		 33.2
(91.8)		 32.2
(90.0)		 33.3
(91.9)		 35.2
(95.4)		 36.2
(97.2)		 35.4
(95.7)		 36.2
(97.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 28.4
(83.1)		 30.3
(86.5)		 33.6
(92.5)		 34.4
(93.9)		 32.3
(90.1)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.0
(84.2)		 28.3
(82.9)		 28.8
(83.8)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.6
(87.1)		 28.7
(83.7)		 30.4
(86.7)
Average low °C (°F) 20.6
(69.1)		 23.3
(73.9)		 26.5
(79.7)		 27.8
(82.0)		 26.7
(80.1)		 25.6
(78.1)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.4
(75.9)		 25.5
(77.9)		 25.1
(77.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 24.7
(76.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 1
(0.0)		 0
(0)		 3
(0.1)		 14
(0.6)		 98
(3.9)		 341
(13.4)		 895
(35.2)		 1,052
(41.4)		 514
(20.2)		 291
(11.5)		 76
(3.0)		 8
(0.3)		 3,293
(129.6)
Source: Climate-data.org

Hospitals

  • Hôpital Préfectoral de Boffa

Houses of Worship

  • Grande Mosquée de Boffa

References

  1. "Etat et Structure de la Population Recensement General de la Population et de l'habitation 2014" (PDF). Direction Nationale de la Statistique de Guinée. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

10°10′N 14°02′W


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