Djambala
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|subdivision_type1 = Department
|subdivision_name1 = Plateaux Department
|subdivision_type2 = District
|subdivision_name2 = Djambala District
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|subdivision_name3 = Djambala
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|population_total = 24,734
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|elevation_m = 622
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Djambala is a town and a commune,{{Cite web|url=https://www.sgg.cg/JO/2017/congo-jo-2017-12.pdf|title=Loi n° 13-2017 du 16 mars 2017 portant érection de certaines communautés urbaines en communes|website=sgg.cg|access-date=17 August 2023}} administrative center of Djambala District and of Plateaux Department in the Republic of Congo. Located near the Léfini Faunal Reserve, Djambala had a population of 24,734 in 2023, the date of the country's last official census.{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/congo/cities/|title=Congo (Rep.): Cities & Urban Localities|work=City Population|access-date=2025-02-03|language=en |ref=CITEREFCity population2023}}
Climate
Djambala has a tropical monsoon climate (Am), bordering on a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). It features a short dry season from June to August due to the influence of the Benguela Current reaching furthest north, and a lengthy wet season for the remaining nine months of the year. Although temperatures are somewhat reduced by the city’s moderately high altitude, conditions are very warm and humid throughout the year even in the dry season.
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|location = Djambala (1951-1960, extremes 1941-present)
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|Jan record high C = 31.5
|Feb record high C = 32.7
|Mar record high C = 34.0
|Apr record high C = 35.0
|May record high C = 39.6
|Jun record high C = 30.8
|Jul record high C = 37.2
|Aug record high C = 35.4
|Sep record high C = 33.6
|Oct record high C = 35.0
|Nov record high C = 37.1
|Dec record high C = 31.5
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|Jan high C = 27.6
|Feb high C = 27.8
|Mar high C = 28.4
|Apr high C = 28.5
|May high C = 27.6
|Jun high C = 26.9
|Jul high C = 26.2
|Aug high C = 27.0
|Sep high C = 27.0
|Oct high C = 26.6
|Nov high C = 27.1
|Dec high C = 27.1
|year high C = 27.3
|Jan mean C = 23.2
|Feb mean C = 23.5
|Mar mean C = 23.7
|Apr mean C = 23.8
|May mean C = 23.6
|Jun mean C = 22.5
|Jul mean C = 21.7
|Aug mean C = 22.1
|Sep mean C = 22.5
|Oct mean C = 22.8
|Nov mean C = 22.7
|Dec mean C = 22.9
|year mean C = 22.9
|Jan low C = 19.2
|Feb low C = 19.2
|Mar low C = 19.3
|Apr low C = 19.6
|May low C = 19.5
|Jun low C = 17.9
|Jul low C = 16.8
|Aug low C = 17.0
|Sep low C = 18.3
|Oct low C = 18.9
|Nov low C = 19.0
|Dec low C = 19.1
|year low C = 18.6
|Jan record low C = 15.0
|Feb record low C = 12.8
|Mar record low C = 14.9
|Apr record low C = 16.0
|May record low C = 15.3
|Jun record low C = 12.5
|Jul record low C = 12.1
|Aug record low C = 12.6
|Sep record low C = 15.1
|Oct record low C = 15.4
|Nov record low C = 14.0
|Dec record low C = 12.8
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 127.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 152.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 172.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 166.3
|May precipitation mm = 144.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 60.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 30.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 43.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 136.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 233.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 193.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 166.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 17
|Feb precipitation days = 15
|Mar precipitation days = 19
|Apr precipitation days = 19
|May precipitation days = 15
|Jun precipitation days = 3
|Jul precipitation days = 1
|Aug precipitation days = 4
|Sep precipitation days = 11
|Oct precipitation days = 20
|Nov precipitation days = 21
|Dec precipitation days = 19
|Jan humidity = 80
|Feb humidity = 83
|Mar humidity = 83
|Apr humidity = 83
|May humidity = 84
|Jun humidity = 82
|Jul humidity = 80
|Aug humidity = 76
|Sep humidity = 80
|Oct humidity = 85
|Nov humidity = 86
|Dec humidity = 86
|year humidity = 82
|Jan sun = 151.9
|Feb sun = 146.9
|Mar sun = 158.1
|Apr sun = 156.0
|May sun = 167.4
|Jun sun = 168.0
|Jul sun = 158.1
|Aug sun = 151.9
|Sep sun = 129.0
|Oct sun = 130.2
|Nov sun = 129.0
|Dec sun = 139.5
|Jan percentsun = 40
|Feb percentsun = 43
|Mar percentsun = 42
|Apr percentsun = 44
|May percentsun = 45
|Jun percentsun = 47
|Jul percentsun = 43
|Aug percentsun = 41
|Sep percentsun = 36
|Oct percentsun = 35
|Nov percentsun = 35
|Dec percentsun = 37
|year percentsun = 41
|source 1 =NOAA (mean temperature, precipitation 1991-2020),{{cite web
|url =https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/RepublicOfCongo/CSV/DJAMBALA_64453.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 4, 2024}} Deutscher Wetterdienst (precipitation days 1950-1970, humidity 1952-1967, and sunshine 1965-1990)
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_644530_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Djambala / Kongo
| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = German
| accessdate = 24 October 2016}}
|source 2 = Meteo Climat (extremes)
{{cite web
| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=1824
| title = Station Djambala
| publisher = Meteo Climat
|language = French
| accessdate = January 21, 2023}}
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Transport
In April 2007, a deal was signed with a Korean consortium to build a railway mainly for timber traffic from the main port to Djambala.[http://www.otal.com/congo/ Djambala railway ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913213845/http://www.otal.com/congo/ |date=September 13, 2008 }}[http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/10484 AfricaNews ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002210235/http://www.africanews.com/site/list_messages/10484 |date=October 2, 2007 }}
Djambala is also served by Djambala Airport.