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Yako is a town in northern Burkina Faso, the capital of Passoré Province. It lies 109 kilometres (68 mi) north-west of Ouagadougou. Yako is known for its large mosque and as the birthplace of former President Thomas Sankara.
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Mosque in the centre of Yako
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Bus station of Yako
Yako | |
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 Yako | |
  Yako Location within Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 12°58′N 2°16′W / 12.967°N 2.267°W | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Regions | Nord Region |
| Province | Passoré Province |
| Elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
| Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Total | 38,679 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Climate
editKöppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh).[2]
| Climate data for Yako | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.6 (92.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.7 (101.7) |
36.9 (98.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.0 (69.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
4 (0.2) |
16 (0.6) |
51 (2.0) |
93 (3.7) |
171 (6.7) |
191 (7.5) |
116 (4.6) |
24 (0.9) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
668 (26.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 333m)[2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Burkina Faso
- ^ a b "Temperature, Climograph, Climate table for Yako". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
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