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Town in Diourbel Region, Senegal
Diourbel
(
Arabic
:
??????
;
Serer
:
Jurbel
,
Wolof
:
Njaareem
) is a town in
Senegal
lying east of
Thies
. It is known for its
mosque
and local
groundnut
industry and is the capital of the
Diourbel Region
. The population in 2013 was 133,705.
[1]
Transport
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Diourbel lies on the
N3 road
linking it to
Dakar
and is also served by a junction station on the
Dakar-Niger Railway
. Both the railway and the N3 cross the
River Sine
in the town.
Climate
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Climate data for Diourbel (1991?2020)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
34.2
(93.6)
|
36.2
(97.2)
|
38.6
(101.5)
|
39.9
(103.8)
|
40.3
(104.5)
|
38.4
(101.1)
|
35.5
(95.9)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
34.2
(93.6)
|
37.3
(99.1)
|
37.8
(100.0)
|
35.3
(95.5)
|
36.8
(98.2)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
15.3
(59.5)
|
16.9
(62.4)
|
17.8
(64.0)
|
18.4
(65.1)
|
19.9
(67.8)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
23.2
(73.8)
|
23.1
(73.6)
|
22.8
(73.0)
|
22.4
(72.3)
|
18.8
(65.8)
|
16.4
(61.5)
|
19.8
(67.6)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
10.0
(50.0)
|
10.5
(50.9)
|
12.0
(53.6)
|
13.4
(56.1)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
14.1
(57.4)
|
14.5
(58.1)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
10.0
(50.0)
|
7.0
(44.6)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
2.2
(0.09)
|
1.0
(0.04)
|
0.1
(0.00)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.1
(0.00)
|
22.5
(0.89)
|
98.0
(3.86)
|
205.1
(8.07)
|
164.1
(6.46)
|
31.4
(1.24)
|
0.7
(0.03)
|
1.2
(0.05)
|
526.4
(20.72)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1.7
|
6.6
|
11.8
|
10
|
3.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
33.7
|
Source:
NOAA
[2]
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Twin towns ? sister cities
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Diourbel is
twinned
with:
[3]
Notable people
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See also
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References
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