Bukama
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| Bukama | |
|---|---|
  Bukama | |
| Coordinates: 9°12′S 25°50′E / 9.200°S 25.833°E | |
| Country |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| District | Haut-Lomami District |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 42,718 |
| Time zone | Lubumbashi Time (UTC+2) |
Bukama is a town in Haut-Lomami District of south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 42,718.[1]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical rainforest (Af).[2]
| Climate data for Bukama | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
26 (79) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25 (77) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.62 (78.12) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.79 (67.63) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.9 (57) |
13.99 (57.15) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 101 (3.98) |
99 (3.9) |
138 (5.43) |
157 (6.18) |
133 (5.24) |
84 (3.31) |
63 (2.48) |
115 (4.53) |
144 (5.67) |
165 (6.5) |
155 (6.1) |
130 (5.12) |
1,484 (58.44) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 1499m[2] | |||||||||||||
Commandant Léon Tonneau (1863-1919) camp, in his inspection round in Bukama (Katanga) between 1903 et 1906. Tonneau was director of the "Comité Spécial du Katanga."
References
- ↑ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Climate: Bukama - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
Coordinates: 09°12′S 25°50′E / 9.200°S 25.833°E
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