Mékambo is a small town in north-eastern Gabon on the banks of the Zadié river. It is located in the Ogooué-Ivindo province of Gabon and is the seat of the Zadié Department. It has received international press for recent outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in 1994 and 1997.
Mékambo | |
|---|---|
  Mékambo Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 1°1′N 13°56′E / 1.017°N 13.933°E | |
| Country |  Gabon |
| Province | Ogooué-Ivindo Province |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,891 |
It is served by Mékambo Airport.
Climate
editMékambo has a tropical dry savanna climate (Köppen climate classification As).
| Climate data for Mékambo (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 28.7 (83.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.2 (84.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.9 (75.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.3 (66.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.6 (65.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.4 (2.73) | 88.5 (3.48) | 166.3 (6.55) | 167.7 (6.60) | 173.6 (6.83) | 80.2 (3.16) | 25.9 (1.02) | 45.1 (1.78) | 183.2 (7.21) | 294.8 (11.61) | 200.5 (7.89) | 88.6 (3.49) | 1,583.8 (62.35) |
| Average precipitation days | 6.7 | 8.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 14.3 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 8.1 | 128.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 82 |
| Source: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
Minerals
editIron ore deposits are found in the vicinity.
References
edit- ^ "Mkambo Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
1°01′N 13°56′E / 1.017°N 13.933°E
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