Bulungu, Kwilu
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Bulungu | |
|---|---|
  Bulungu Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 4°33′S 18°36′E / 4.55°S 18.6°E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Kwilu |
| Territory | Bulungu |
| Elevation | 1,276 ft (389 m) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 57,168 |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
| National language | Kikongo |
Bulungu is a community in the Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town lies on the southwestern bank of the Kwilu River, downstream from Kikwit. Bulungu is the headquarters of the Bulungu Territory.[3] As of 2012 the population was estimated to be 57,168.[2]
Climate
[edit]Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[1]
| Climate data for Bulungu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30 (86) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.2 (86.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25 (77) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Source: Climate-data.org[1] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "CLIMATE: BULUNGU". climate-data.org. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Bandundu: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ X. Blaes, PNUD-SIG (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). UNOCHA and PNUD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
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