N'Délé

N'Délé
N'Délé

Location in Central African Republic

Coordinates: 8°24′33″N 20°39′11″E / 8.40917°N 20.65306°ECoordinates: 8°24′33″N 20°39′11″E / 8.40917°N 20.65306°E
Countrey  Central African Republic
Prefecture Bamingui-Bangoran
Population (2013)
  Total 13,704

N'Délé or Ndele is a market town and sub prefecture in the north eastern Central African Republic, lying east of the Bamingui-Bangoran National Park. Ndélé is the capital of Bamingui-Bangoran, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. N'Délé had a population of 10,850 as of the 2003 census; and a calculated 2013 population of 13,704.[1]

The tata, or fortified wall, creates a citadel-like palace on a hill overlooking N'Délé. It was constructed at the behest of Sultan Mohammed al-Sanussi in the late 19th Century.[2] N'Délé, the tata, and the Kaga-Kpoungouvou Caves were collectively added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 11, 2006 in the Cultural category.[2] There is an airport in the city. When the fighting resumed in December 2012 between the FACA loyalists and the rebel coalition of Séléka, the city fell to rebel forces.[3][4]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[5]

Climate data for N'Délé
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 35.7
(96.3)
37.3
(99.1)
37.7
(99.9)
35.3
(95.5)
33.5
(92.3)
31.2
(88.2)
29.3
(84.7)
29.2
(84.6)
30.1
(86.2)
31.9
(89.4)
33.9
(93)
34.6
(94.3)
33.31
(91.96)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81)
28.9
(84)
29.7
(85.5)
28.9
(84)
27.7
(81.9)
26.1
(79)
24.9
(76.8)
24.8
(76.6)
25.1
(77.2)
26
(79)
25.5
(77.9)
26.2
(79.2)
26.75
(80.18)
Average low °C (°F) 18.8
(65.8)
20.6
(69.1)
21.7
(71.1)
22.6
(72.7)
21.9
(71.4)
21
(70)
20.5
(68.9)
20.4
(68.7)
20.1
(68.2)
20.1
(68.2)
17.2
(63)
17.8
(64)
20.23
(68.43)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)
6
(0.24)
24
(0.94)
65
(2.56)
122
(4.8)
151
(5.94)
205
(8.07)
235
(9.25)
231
(9.09)
131
(5.16)
9
(0.35)
0
(0)
1,179
(46.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 509m[5]

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