Karimama, Benin
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Karimama {{IPA|fr|ka.ʁi.ma.ma|}} is a town, arrondissement and commune in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin. The commune covers an area of 6102 square kilometers and as of 2013 had a population of 66,675 people.{{cite web|url=http://atlasbenin.africa-web.org/Alibori/Karimama.htm|title=Karimama|publisher=Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin|access-date=January 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226235557/http://atlasbenin.africa-web.org/Alibori/Karimama.htm|archive-date=February 26, 2009|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ybj.html |title=Communes of Benin |publisher=Statoids |access-date=January 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324053222/http://www.statoids.com/ybj.html |archive-date=March 24, 2012 }} The town lies on the border with Niger.
Geography
The commune of Karimana is located 778 kilometres from Cotonou and lies on the Niger River. Communally it is bounded to the north and east by Niger, south by Malanville and to the west by Banikoara.
History
Karimama was founded by Gurma or Gourmanché speaking people from Burkina Faso in the eighteenth century along the Niger river valley amongst Dendi people.{{cite book |title=Two Thousand Years in Dendi, Northern Benin: Archaeology, History and Memory |date=16 October 2018 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-37669-4 |page=298 |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Two_Thousand_Years_in_Dendi_Northern_Ben/ZoN1DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=villages+mokole&pg=PA299&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}
Administrative divisions
Karimana is subdivided into 5 arrondissements; Karimama, Birni-Lafia, Bogo-Bogo, Kompa and Monsey. They contain 16 villages and 2 urban districts.
Economy
Climate
Karimama has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) with an arid, sweltering dry season and a less hot but oppressively humid wet season.
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| Jan high C = 33.6
| Feb high C = 36.6
| Mar high C = 39.5
| Apr high C = 40.4
| May high C = 38.1
| Jun high C = 35.5
| Jul high C = 32.5
| Aug high C = 31.4
| Sep high C = 32.7
| Oct high C = 36.1
| Nov high C = 36.5
| Dec high C = 33.9
| Jan mean C = 25.8
| Feb mean C = 29
| Mar mean C = 32.1
| Apr mean C = 33.6
| May mean C = 32.5
| Jun mean C = 30.1
| Jul mean C = 27.8
| Aug mean C = 27
| Sep mean C = 27.6
| Oct mean C = 29.3
| Nov mean C = 28.1
| Dec mean C = 26
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| Jan low C = 18
| Feb low C = 21.5
| Mar low C = 24.8
| Apr low C = 26.9
| May low C = 27
| Jun low C = 24.7
| Jul low C = 23.2
| Aug low C = 22.7
| Sep low C = 22.6
| Oct low C = 22.6
| Nov low C = 19.8
| Dec low C = 18.1
|rain colour=green
|Jan rain mm=0
|Feb rain mm=0
|Mar rain mm=2
|Apr rain mm=17
|May rain mm=49
|Jun rain mm=111
|Jul rain mm=165
|Aug rain mm=191
|Sep rain mm=130
|Oct rain mm=19
|Nov rain mm=0
|Dec rain mm=0
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/766896/
|title = Climate: Karimama |publisher=Climate-Data.org
|access-date = August 17, 2019}}
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References
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{{coord|12|04|N|3|11|E|region:BJ_type:city|display=title}}
{{Communes of Benin}}
{{Alibori Department}}
Category:Arrondissements of Benin
Category:Populated places in the Alibori Department
Category:Communities on the Niger River
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