Kolda
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Kolda ({{langx|ar|كولدا}}; Wolof: Koldaa) is a city and urban commune located in southern Senegal. It is the capital city of Kolda Region and Kolda Department, a region known historically and popularly as Haute Casamance.
History
The name Kolda derives from the name of the city's founder Koly Dado who first established a settlement near the banks of the Casamance River.
Administration
Kolda is the chief city of Kolda Department and of the Kolda Region.
Geography
The city is located on National Road 6, also called the "southern route" due to the fact that it goes from Dakar to Ziguinchor through Tambacounda, Vélingara and Kolda. Dakar, the capital city of Sénégal, is located 670 kilometers from Kolda.
Local administrative districts include Bantanguel, Doumassou, Ndiobène, Sarè
Moussa, Gadapara, Sarè Kemo, Sinthiang Tountouroung, Sinthiang Idriss, Escale, Sikilo, and Faraba. Kolda is the main capital of the region incorporating the two departments of Velingara and Fafacourou.
=Climate=
Kolda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with two distinct seasons. The wet season lasts for five months, from June through October, while the dry season begins in November and ends in May.
Temperatures are hot to sweltering throughout the year. The annual average temperature is {{convert|28.7|°C|°F|1|disp=or}}, with a maximum of {{convert|32.5|°C|°F|1|disp=or}} in May and a minimum of {{convert|24.8|°C|°F|1|disp=or}} in December. Afternoons in the latter half of the dry season are extremely hot, averaging over {{convert|40|°C|°F|disp=or}} from March to May. However, in the middle of the dry season mornings are distinctly comfortable at around {{convert|15|°C|°F|disp=or}}.
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| location = Kolda (1991–2020)
| Jan high C = 35.5
| Feb high C = 38.0
| Mar high C = 40.4
| Apr high C = 41.5
| May high C = 40.8
| Jun high C = 37.2
| Jul high C = 33.4
| Aug high C = 32.3
| Sep high C = 32.9
| Oct high C = 34.5
| Nov high C = 35.7
| Dec high C = 35.0
| year high C = 36.4
| Jan low C = 14.5
| Feb low C = 17.1
| Mar low C = 20.2
| Apr low C = 22.5
| May low C = 24.2
| Jun low C = 24.8
| Jul low C = 24.0
| Aug low C = 23.6
| Sep low C = 23.2
| Oct low C = 23.2
| Nov low C = 18.8
| Dec low C = 14.6
| year low C = 20.9
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 0.1
| Feb rain mm = 0.1
| Mar rain mm = 0.0
| Apr rain mm = 0.1
| May rain mm = 19.0
| Jun rain mm = 121.5
| Jul rain mm = 248.9
| Aug rain mm = 318.4
| Sep rain mm = 265.4
| Oct rain mm = 81.7
| Nov rain mm = 2.6
| Dec rain mm = 0.0
| year rain mm = 1057.8
| unit rain days = 1.0 mm
| Jan rain days = 0.0
| Feb rain days = 0.0
| Mar rain days = 0.0
| Apr rain days = 0.0
| May rain days = 1.3
| Jun rain days = 7.4
| Jul rain days = 14.2
| Aug rain days = 16.9
| Sep rain days = 16.0
| Oct rain days = 6.1
| Nov rain days = 0.3
| Dec rain days = 0.0
| year rain days = 62.2
| Jan sun =254.2
| Feb sun =246.4
| Mar sun =269.7
| Apr sun =270.0
| May sun =275.9
| Jun sun =237.0
| Jul sun =210.8
| Aug sun =192.2
| Sep sun =210.0
| Oct sun =238.7
| Nov sun =246.0
| Dec sun =235.6
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| Jand sun =8.2
| Febd sun =8.8
| Mard sun =8.7
| Aprd sun =9.0
| Mayd sun =8.9
| Jund sun =7.9
| Juld sun =6.8
| Augd sun =6.2
| Sepd sun =7.0
| Octd sun =7.7
| Novd sun =8.2
| Decd sun =7.6
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| source = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Senegal/CSV/Kolda_61698.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Kolda
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date =9 January 2024}} (sun 1961-1990){{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-I/SG/61698.TXT |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1961-1990: Kolda |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = 4 August 2024}}
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Demographics
Economy
A Center of Zootechniques Research (CRZ) was established in Kolda in 1972. Major crops include cotton, cereals like miley, fonio, peanut and another vegetables. Kolda also has major sheep, cattle, and dairy production. Kolda is abundant in fruits such as mangoes, oranges, and acajou nuts.
Notables
- Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara - Islamic religious leader and founder of international NGO Mozdahir (born in Darou Hidjiratou)Leichtman, Mara A. 2015. Shi'i Cosmopolitanisms in Africa: Lebanese Migration and Religious Conversion in Senegal. Indiana University Press.
- Sidney Toure (poet, actor, activist)
- Moriba Pascal Doumbia (educator)
- El Hadj Omar Fall (educator)
- Mère Henry Ronk (Catholic Mission) - caregiver
- Ablaye Diallo (Zal), footballer
- Massamba Sambou, football player
- {{ill|Souleymane Diamanka|fr|Souleymane Diamanka}}, poet
- Ablaye Cissoko, Singer, Musician
- General {{ill|Ameth Fall (general)|fr|Ameth Fall (General)|lt=Ameth Fall}}
- Sada Kane, journalist
- Barou Balde, Adjunct Mayor
- Bécaye Diop, Minister of State, Minister of the Armed Forces, and Mayor of Kolda
References
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Category:Populated places in Kolda region