Kéniéba

Commune and town in Kayes Region, Mali

13°6′N 11°24′W / 13.100°N 11.400°W / 13.100; -11.400Country

MaliRegionKayes RegionCercleKéniéba CerclePopulation

(2009 census)^[1]

• Total39,557Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kéniéba is a rural commune, small town and seat of Kéniéba Cercle in Mali's Kayes Region, near the Mali–Senegal border. As well as the main town, the commune includes 26 other villages.^[2] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 39,557.

Kéniéba is located in the gold-rich region of Bambouk.

Climate

Climate data for Kéniéba (1961–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	34.6 (94.3)	37.3 (99.1)	39.2 (102.6)	40.2 (104.4)	38.9 (102.0)	34.5 (94.1)	31.3 (88.3)	30.5 (86.9)	31.3 (88.3)	33.1 (91.6)	35.1 (95.2)	34.2 (93.6)	35.0 (95.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.9 (80.4)	29.1 (84.4)	31.2 (88.2)	32.8 (91.0)	32.7 (90.9)	29.5 (85.1)	27.4 (81.3)	26.7 (80.1)	27.0 (80.6)	27.7 (81.9)	26.7 (80.1)	25.4 (77.7)	28.6 (83.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.5 (65.3)	20.8 (69.4)	23.1 (73.6)	25.5 (77.9)	26.6 (79.9)	24.5 (76.1)	23.1 (73.6)	22.7 (72.9)	22.5 (72.5)	22.1 (71.8)	18.1 (64.6)	16.2 (61.2)	22.0 (71.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.00)	0.2 (0.01)	5.2 (0.20)	49.6 (1.95)	160.1 (6.30)	252.0 (9.92)	352.8 (13.89)	245.1 (9.65)	83.6 (3.29)	3.6 (0.14)	0.2 (0.01)	1,152.5 (45.37)
Average precipitation days	0.0	0.1	0.1	1.1	4.5	12.0	17.6	20.1	17.1	8.1	0.4	0.1	81.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours	261.1	256.1	278.0	262.4	267.3	230.5	189.1	170.6	197.1	222.5	253.4	255.4	2,843.5
Source: NOAA^[3]

Twin towns

Kéniéba is twinned with the following towns:

Tonopah, Nevada, United States

References

^ Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
^ Communes de la Région de Kayes (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
^ "Kéniéba Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

External links

Plan de Sécurite Alimentaire Commune de Kéniéba 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26, retrieved 2011-01-28.