Basse Santa Su
Basse Santa Su, usually known as Basse, is a town in the Gambia, lying on the south bank of the River Gambia. The easternmost major town in the nation, it known for its important market. Basse is the capital of the Upper River Division, which is coterminous with the Basse Local Government Area. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 18,414.[1] According to the 2013 census, the Basse LGA has 243,791 residents.[2]
Location of the Basse Local Government Area in the Gambia
Basse Santa Su | |
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  Basse Santa Su Location in the Gambia | |
| Coordinates: 13°19′N 14°13′W | |
| Country | The Gambia |
| Division | Upper River Division |
| District | Fulladu East |
| Population | |
| • Total | 18,414 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Climate
Basse Santa Su has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), almost dry enough to be a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) with no rainfall from November to May and heavy rainfall from June to October.
| Climate data for Basse Santa Su | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.8 (92.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.2 (102.6) |
35.3 (95.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.9 (94.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.7 (81.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
18 (0.7) |
106 (4.2) |
191 (7.5) |
243 (9.6) |
216 (8.5) |
62 (2.4) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
839 (33) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
- "Distribution of Population by Gender and LGA". GBoS. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- "Climate: Basse Santa Su". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
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