Moundou
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| 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 (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 34.1 (93.4) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.0 (0) |
0.2 (0.008) |
4.6 (0.181) |
39.2 (1.543) |
89.8 (3.535) |
147.7 (5.815) |
257.8 (10.15) |
284.8 (11.213) |
200.1 (7.878) |
57.1 (2.248) |
1.5 (0.059) |
0.0 (0) |
1,082.8 (42.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 85 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 36 | 28 | 31 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 56 | 45 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 279.0 | 249.2 | 248.0 | 234.0 | 241.8 | 210.0 | 182.9 | 170.5 | 186.0 | 235.6 | 282.0 | 291.4 | 2,810.4 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 7.7 |
| Source #1: World Meteorological Organization[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: NOAA (sun and humidity)[2] | |||||||||||||
Sister cities
Moundou is twinned with:
Demographics
| Year | Population[3] |
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| 1993 | 99 530 |
| 2008 | 142 462 |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Chad
