Moundou
Moundou | |
|---|---|
| File:Circle in Moundou.jpg | |
| Country |  Chad |
| Region | Logone Occidental Region |
| Department | Lac Wey |
| Sub-Prefecture | Moundou |
| Elevation | 413 m (1,355 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 137,929 |
| Time zone | +1 |
Moundou is the second largest city in Chad, and is the capital of the region of Logone Occidental.
The city lies on the Mbéré River (Western Logone) some 475 kilometres south of the capital N'Djamena. It is the main city of the Ngambai people. Moundou has grown as an industrial centre, home to the Gala Brewery, which produces Chad's most popular beer and the cotton and oil industries.
Transport
Moundou is situated on one of the main roads in southern Chad. The road runs from Léré on the border with Cameroon, through Pala, Kélo, Moundou, Doba, Koumra, and Sarh.[citation needed]
The town is served by Moundou Airport (IATA: MQQ, ICAO: FTTD), with a paved runway.
Climate
| Climate data for Moundou | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 37 (98) |
39 (103) |
41 (106) |
41 (105) |
36 (97) |
34 (93) |
32 (89) |
32 (89) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
36 (96) |
36 (96) |
36 (96) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
18 (64) |
22 (71) |
23 (74) |
23 (73) |
22 (71) |
22 (71) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (71) |
18 (65) |
14 (58) |
20 (68) |
| Average precipitation cm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.25 (0.1) |
4.1 (1.6) |
12 (4.7) |
17 (6.7) |
24 (9.6) |
30 (11.9) |
25 (9.8) |
9.7 (3.8) |
0.51 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
122.56 (48.4) |
| Source: Weatherbase [1] | |||||||||||||
Sister cities
Moundou is twinned with:
Demographics
| Year | Population[2] |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 99 530 |
| 2008 | 142 462 |
References
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Moundou, Chad". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- ^ World Gazetteer: Chad