Boutilimit
Commune and town in Trarza, Mauritania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boutilimit (Arabic: بوتلميت) lies 164 km southeast of Mauritania's capital of Nouakchott.
Boutilimit | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
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  Boutilimit Location in Mauritania | |
| Coordinates: 17°31′N 14°46′W | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Region | Trarza |
| Area | |
| • Commune and town | 709.2 km2 (273.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Commune and town | 26,926 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 15,536 |
The estimated population in 2013 was 26,926.[1]
The town is also well known in the region for its production of handicraft items, particularly rugs made from camel or goat hair, as well as silver crafts.
Notable people from the town include Moktar Ould Daddah, the nation's first President following independence from France, the writers Aïchetou Mint Ahmedou and Moussa Ould Ebnou, the deputy L’Malouma Said, and the journalist Naha Mint Seyyidi.[2]
Mohammad Al-Hasan Al-Dido was born in Boutilimit, he is a Mauritanian Muslim scholar, author, writer, and poet.[3]
| Climate data for Boutilimit | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
40.7 (105.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.1 (95.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
35.8 (96.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.7 (85.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
28.7 (83.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.9 (69.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
32 (1.3) |
64 (2.5) |
46 (1.8) |
15 (0.6) |
3 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
173 (6.8) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 46 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 43 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.7 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Source: Arab Meteorology Book[4] | |||||||||||||
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