Mouloud
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Mouloud مولود | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 11°09′00″N 42°30′00″E / 11.15000°N 42.50000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Dikhil |
Elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,005 |
Mouloud (Arabic: مولود) is a town located in the southern Dikhil region of Djibouti. It is located around 102 kilometers south of the capital, Djibouti City.
Overview
[edit]It lies on the National Highway 1.
Nearby towns and villages include Djibouti City (102 km), Dadahalou (15 km), Ali Sabieh (30 km), Weʽa (64 km) and Dikhil (20 km).
Demographics
[edit]As of 2015, the population of Mouloud has been estimated to be 6,005. The town's inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.
Climate
[edit]The warmest month of the year is June with an average temperature of 35.7 °C. In January, the average temperature is 22.8 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year and the driest month is December with 2 mm. Most precipitation falls in August, with an average of 41 mm.
Climate data for Mouloud | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 32.2 (90.0) | 37.5 (99.5) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.5 (97.7) | 34.1 (93.4) | 29.3 (84.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.5 (77.9) | 30.3 (86.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.9 (71.4) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 15 (0.6) | 33 (1.3) | 9 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 29 (1.1) | 41 (1.6) | 39 (1.5) | 9 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 198 (7.8) |
Source: The Weather Channel |
References
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