Banfora

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Banfora
Banfora market
Banfora
Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
Coordinates: 10°37′51″N 4°45′32″W / 10.63083°N 4.75889°W / 10.63083; -4.75889Coordinates: 10°37′51″N 4°45′32″W / 10.63083°N 4.75889°W / 10.63083; -4.75889
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Cascades
Province Comoé
Elevation 303 m (994 ft)
Population (2012)[1]
  Total 93,750
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
Area code(s) +226 209

Banfora is a city in south western Burkina Faso with a population of 63,300 people (2007). It is the capital of the Comoe province. It has grown around the sugar cane industry. The city lies 85 kilometres (53 mi) south-west of Bobo-Dioulasso, on the AbidjanOuagadougou railway. The main ethnic groups are the Gouin,the Karaboro and the Turka. It is a way station for transport to and from Côte d'Ivoire as it is the last city in Burkina Faso before the border. The paved road from Bobo-Dioulasso continues to the border and cargo will often stop at Niangoloko before reaching customs. The most commonly used languages for communication between people of different ethnicities living in Banfora are Dioula and French.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

Climate data for Banfora (altitude: 313m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 33.6
(92.5)
35.7
(96.3)
36.9
(98.4)
36.8
(98.2)
35
(95)
32.6
(90.7)
30.8
(87.4)
30.2
(86.4)
31.1
(88)
33.3
(91.9)
34.9
(94.8)
33.6
(92.5)
33.71
(92.68)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)
27.8
(82)
29.9
(85.8)
30.7
(87.3)
29.5
(85.1)
27.5
(81.5)
26.3
(79.3)
25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
27.4
(81.3)
27.4
(81.3)
25.5
(77.9)
27.47
(81.42)
Average low °C (°F) 17.3
(63.1)
19.9
(67.8)
23
(73)
24.6
(76.3)
24
(75)
22.5
(72.5)
21.9
(71.4)
21.6
(70.9)
21.5
(70.7)
21.6
(70.9)
19.9
(67.8)
17.4
(63.3)
21.27
(70.22)
Precipitation mm (inches) 1
(0.04)
5
(0.2)
22
(0.87)
56
(2.2)
109
(4.29)
136
(5.35)
209
(8.23)
282
(11.1)
187
(7.36)
64
(2.52)
12
(0.47)
3
(0.12)
1,086
(42.75)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

Tourism

It is one of the main tourist destinations in Burkina Faso, providing easy access to the Karfiguela Falls, the hippo-filled Lake Tengrela and the Peaks of Sindou

Region: Cascades

Province: Comoé

References

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