Faya-Largeau
| Faya-Largeau | |
|---|---|
  Faya-Largeau Location in Chad (Borkou Region highlighted) | |
| Coordinates: 17°55′01″N 19°7′0″E / 17.91694°N 19.11667°ECoordinates: 17°55′01″N 19°7′0″E / 17.91694°N 19.11667°E | |
| Country |
 Chad |
| Region | Borkou (since 2008) |
| Department | Borkou |
| Sub-Prefecture | Faya-Largeau |
| Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 48,090 |
| Time zone | +1 |
Faya-Largeau[2] (also known as Faya)[3] is the largest city in northern Chad and was the capital of the region of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti.[4] It is now in the Borkou Region, which was formed in 2008 from the Borkou Department of the former Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region.
History
Originally called Faya, the town was renamed Largeau after French Colonel Étienne Largeau;[3] upon Chadian independence from France, it assumed the name Faya-Largeau. The town was captured by Libya when Libya annexed the Aouzou Strip in 1975, but was retaken by Hissène Habré's forces in 1980.[5] Libya recaptured Faya-Largeau in 1983, but retreated in 1987.[5]
Economy
Due to the considerable underground water supply in the town, the main industry is agriculture, while three lakes lie immediately north of Faya-Largeau. The town is serviced by Faya-Largeau Airport (IATA: FYT, ICAO: FTTY)[6] with a paved runway.
Demographics
| Year | Population[7] |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 9,867 |
| 2008 | 14,123 |
Climate
| Climate data for Faya-Largeau | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
32 (90) |
36 (97) |
40 (104) |
44 (111) |
43 (109) |
43 (109) |
40 (104) |
39 (102) |
39 (102) |
33 (91) |
28 (82) |
37.2 (98.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
23 (73) |
27 (81) |
30.5 (86.9) |
34 (93) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32 (90) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
28.5 (83.32) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12 (54) |
14 (57) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
13 (55) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.08) |
1 (0.04) |
11 (0.43) |
2 (0.08) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
16 (0.63) |
| Source #1: BBC Weather [8] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Annales de Géographie[9] | |||||||||||||
Faya-Largeau has a hot desert climate typical of the Borkou Region lying on the heart of the Sahara Desert. Average maximum temperatures in Faya-Largeau are consistently over 40 °C (104 °F) from April to August, reaching a maximum of 44 °C (111 °F) in May. The coolest months are December and January with average maximum temperatures between 28 and 29 °C (82 and 84 °F). Annual precipitation averages only 16 millimetres (0.63 in) and generally only occurs from June to September, although some years have no rainfall at all. The sunshine duration is one of the highest found in the world with some 4,000 hours of bright sunshine annually, and every month gets an average sunshine duration above 300 hours.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "World Gazetteer".
- ↑ Atlas of the World (Eighth edition ed.). Washington, D.C., United States: National Geographic Society. 2005.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Faya". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
- ↑ "Circonscriptions administrative" (PDF). Archive du Ministère de l’Administration du territoire. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Libyan Intervention in Chad, 1980-Mid-1987". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
- ↑ "Faya-Largeau". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Chad
- ↑ "Average Conditions Faya-Largeau". BBC Weather. Archived from BBC Weather Centre the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Mainguet, Monique (1968). "Le Borkou. Aspects d'un modèle éolien". Annales de Géographie (in French) 77 (421): 296–322.