Podor | |
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Town | |
 Fort of Podor | |
  Podor | |
| Coordinates: 16°37′N 15°02′W / 16.617°N 15.033°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Saint-Louis Region |
| Department | Podor |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 11,869 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
16°37′N 15°02′W / 16.617°N 15.033°WPodor (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.[1] It is home to a ruined French colonial fort, built in 1854 as a centre for gold trading,[2] and is the birthplace of fashion designer Oumou Sy, as well as musicians Baaba Maal and Mansour Seck.
The 2002 census determined the population of the town was 9,472 inhabitants.[citation needed] In 2007, according to official estimates, it had grown to 11,869. It is 99% Muslim.[3]
Climate
[edit]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[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Gritzner, Janet H. (2005). Senegal. Infobase Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 9781438105390.
- ^ Varnava, Andrekos (2015-09-01). Imperial expectations and realities: El Dorados, utopias and dystopias. Oxford University Press. p. 100. ISBN 9781784996475.
- ^ "Podor - Sénégal : hôtels guide de voyage et du tourisme". Sénégal : hôtels guide de voyage et du tourisme (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Podor". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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