Mouloud
Mouloud مولود | |
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Town | |
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  Mouloud مولود Location in Djibouti | |
| Coordinates: 11°09′00″N 42°30′00″E / 11.15000°N 42.50000°E | |
| Country |  Djibouti |
| 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[edit]
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