Daru, Sierra Leone
Daru[1] is a small town in Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone with a population of 5,958 (2010 estimate)[2] Daru lies approximately 25 miles ( (40 kilometers) to Kenema
Daru | |
|---|---|
  Daru Location in Sierra Leone | |
| Coordinates: 07°59′31″N 10°50′26″W | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| District | Kailahun |
| Chiefdom | Jawei |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,958 |
| 2010 | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (GMT) |
Daru is home to one of the largest military barracks in Sierra Leone. The vast majority of the people in the town are from the Mende ethnic group.
Steady Bongo, one of the most popular Sierra Leonean musicians, was born and raised in Daru.
Transport
Daru was formerly the terminus of a now closed railway line from the capital.
Climate
Daru has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to February and heavy to very heavy rainfall from March to November.
| Climate data for Daru | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.1 (78.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.6 (69.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12 (0.5) |
34 (1.3) |
91 (3.6) |
163 (6.4) |
241 (9.5) |
301 (11.9) |
333 (13.1) |
377 (14.8) |
391 (15.4) |
324 (12.8) |
173 (6.8) |
42 (1.7) |
2,482 (97.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- Daru (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- "Population of Daru".
- "Climate: Daru". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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