Fatoto is a small town in eastern Gambia on the Gambia River. It is located in Kantora District in the Upper River Division. As of 2009, it had an estimated population of 1,685.[1]
Fatoto | |
|---|---|
 On the Gambia River | |
  Fatoto Location in the Gambia | |
| Coordinates: 13°24′N 13°53′W / 13.400°N 13.883°W | |
| Country |  The Gambia |
| Division | Upper River Division |
| District | Kantora |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 1,685 (est.) |
Fatoto was a major market town in the Upper River Region by at least 1921, attracting business from neighboring Senegal.[2]
A bridge over the Gambia river, funded by the Chinese government, opened in October 2021.[3]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Fatoto (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 35.1 (95.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
40.0 (104.0) |
41.6 (106.9) |
41.0 (105.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.1 (0.00) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
9.7 (0.38) |
80.1 (3.15) |
178.4 (7.02) |
247.2 (9.73) |
205.5 (8.09) |
56.7 (2.23) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.3 (0.01) |
778.7 (30.66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 51.3 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 3 January 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Fanneh, Malang. “The Nature and Impact of British Involvement in Legume and Grains Trade in the Gambia, 1830–1965” Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, vol. 29, 2020, pp. 181. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/48636361. Accessed 9 June 2023.
- ^ Ma, Jianchun (13 October 2021). "Building the Friendship Bridges towards a Shared Future of China and The Gambia". The Point. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Fatoto". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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