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Bol, Chad

Coordinates: 13°28′N 14°44′E / 13.46°N 14.74°E / 13.46; 14.74
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Bol
بول
City of a thousand Gods
Bol in 1971
Bol in 1971
Bol is located in Chad
Bol
Bol
Location in Chad
Coordinates: 13°27′36″N 14°44′24″E / 13.46000°N 14.74000°E / 13.46000; 14.74000
Country Chad
RegionLac Region
DepartmentMamdi Department
Sub-PrefectureBol
Population
 (2008)
 • Total11,120
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Bol (Arabic: بول) is a city in Chad, the capital of the Lac Region. The town is served by Bol Airport (IATA: OTC, ICAO: FTTL), which has a paved runway. Bol was on the shores of Lake Chad, before it shrunk. Bol is 152 km to the north of the capital of Chad, N'Djamena.

Climate

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Climate data for Bol (1961-1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.3
(88.3)
32.7
(90.9)
35.3
(95.5)
39.5
(103.1)
39.0
(102.2)
37.6
(99.7)
34.4
(93.9)
31.5
(88.7)
35.2
(95.4)
36.8
(98.2)
30.4
(86.7)
28.9
(84.0)
34.4
(93.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4)
15.9
(60.6)
19.7
(67.5)
23.4
(74.1)
24.6
(76.3)
24.9
(76.8)
24.1
(75.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
21.5
(70.7)
17.0
(62.6)
14.0
(57.2)
20.4
(68.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.3
(0.01)
7.5
(0.30)
19.5
(0.77)
70.3
(2.77)
121.4
(4.78)
38.3
(1.51)
3.5
(0.14)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
260.8
(10.28)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) 0 0 0 1 2 3 8 11 5 2 0 0 32
Source: WMO[1]

Demographics

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Year Population[2]
1993 7 769
2008 11 120
2017 11 701




References

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  1. ^ "World Weather Information Service - Bol ( monthly averages for the 30-year period 1961-1990)". Provided by Direction Generale de la Meteorologie Nationale (DGMN). World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2024-05-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ World Gazetteer: Chad Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine

13°28′N 14°44′E / 13.46°N 14.74°E / 13.46; 14.74

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