Boromo
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| subdivision_name1 = Boucle du Mouhoun Region
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| subdivision_name2 = Balé
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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).
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).
Image:Grandes personnes de Boromo (37).JPG of Boromo parading in Périgueux during the Mimos festival]]
Climate
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| location = Boromo (1991–2020)
| Jan record high C = 40.4
| Feb record high C = 42.8
| Mar record high C = 44.5
| Apr record high C = 44.2
| May record high C = 43.7
| Jun record high C = 41.1
| Jul record high C = 38.5
| Aug record high C = 35.7
| Sep record high C = 36.8
| Oct record high C = 39.4
| Nov record high C = 39.5
| Dec record high C = 39.2
| year record high C =
| Jan high C = 34.1
| Feb high C = 37.0
| Mar high C = 39.6
| Apr high C = 39.7
| May high C = 37.9
| Jun high C = 35.0
| Jul high C = 32.3
| Aug high C = 31.1
| Sep high C = 32.3
| Oct high C = 35.4
| Nov high C = 36.8
| Dec high C = 34.9
| year high C = 35.5
| Jan mean C = 25.6
| Feb mean C = 28.6
| Mar mean C = 31.7
| Apr mean C = 32.6
| May mean C = 31.3
| Jun mean C = 29.2
| Jul mean C = 27.2
| Aug mean C = 26.3
| Sep mean C = 26.9
| Oct mean C = 28.5
| Nov mean C = 28.0
| Dec mean C = 26.0
| year mean C = 28.5
| Jan low C = 17.0
| Feb low C = 20.1
| Mar low C = 24.3
| Apr low C = 26.6
| May low C = 26.1
| Jun low C = 24.2
| Jul low C = 22.9
| Aug low C = 22.5
| Sep low C = 22.5
| Oct low C = 22.7
| Nov low C = 19.3
| Dec low C = 17.0
| year low C = 22.1
| Jan record low C = 11.0
| Feb record low C = 13.6
| Mar record low C = 16.4
| Apr record low C = 19.4
| May record low C = 19.3
| Jun record low C = 19.0
| Jul record low C = 19.4
| Aug record low C = 19.3
| Sep record low C = 19.2
| Oct record low C = 17.0
| Nov record low C = 13.4
| Dec record low C = 11.0
| year record low C = 11.0
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 0.8
| Feb precipitation mm = 1.0
| Mar precipitation mm = 5.3
| Apr precipitation mm = 42.6
| May precipitation mm = 79.7
| Jun precipitation mm = 118.9
| Jul precipitation mm = 200.4
| Aug precipitation mm = 261.2
| Sep precipitation mm = 157.8
| Oct precipitation mm = 52.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 1.5
| Dec precipitation mm = 0.0
| year precipitation mm = 922.1
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 0.1
| Feb precipitation days = 0.2
| Mar precipitation days = 1.0
| Apr precipitation days = 3.1
| May precipitation days = 6.4
| Jun precipitation days = 8.3
| Jul precipitation days = 12.5
| Aug precipitation days = 15.0
| Sep precipitation days = 12.0
| Oct precipitation days = 4.9
| Nov precipitation days = 0.3
| Dec precipitation days = 0.0
| year precipitation days = 63.8
| Jan humidity = 24
| Feb humidity = 22
| Mar humidity = 26
| Apr humidity = 43
| May humidity = 58
| Jun humidity = 70
| Jul humidity = 77
| Aug humidity = 83
| Sep humidity = 81
| Oct humidity = 68
| Nov humidity = 46
| Dec humidity = 30
| year humidity =
| Jan sun = 268.4
| Feb sun = 244.0
| Mar sun = 248.2
| Apr sun = 232.7
| May sun = 242.9
| Jun sun = 222.8
| Jul sun = 209.7
| Aug sun = 194.0
| Sep sun = 222.3
| Oct sun = 267.5
| Nov sun = 277.0
| Dec sun = 271.7
| year sun = 2901.2
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/BurkinaFaso/CSV/BOROMO_65516.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Boromo
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 4, 2024}}
| source 2 = Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1961–1967)
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_655160_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Boromo / Burkina Faso (Obervolta)
| work = Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = 19 November 2016}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.maplandia.com/burkina-faso/mou-houn/bana/bana/ Satellite map at Maplandia.com]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7731261.stm BBC article about the 2008 road crash]
{{Balé}}
Category:Populated places in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region
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