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Bama

Burkina Fasotown

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Total population

22,244

Air quality index

43Good
WeatherAvg high 93.3°F
Coordinates11.40°, -4.43°

Demographic figures from INSD Burkina Faso. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Burkina Faso, Bama occupies its own corner of the country. It is home to roughly 22,244 residents. The settlement sits at 11.400°, -4.429°, a tropical location in the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 93.3°F and lows near 72.8°F, together with about 36.3 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,111 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
11.3996
Longitude
-4.4294
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
93.3°F
Avg low
72.8°F
Annual precipitation
36.3 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
43
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
10
Distinct species (top 10)
9

Most-observed species

  • Asian Spiderflower
    Arivela viscosa (L.) Raf. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Indian Heliotrope
    Heliotropium indicum L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • kao
    Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Sensitive plant, Sensitive Grass, Humble Plant, Sleepy plant, Sleeping grass, Shy plant, Shameplant, Shame Bush, Shame Face, Shame Lady, Shame Weed, Shameful plant, Dead-and-awake, Live-and-die, Mimosa, Action plant, Touch-me-not
    Mimosa pudica L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Painted Euphorbia
    Euphorbia heterophylla L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Common Purslane
    Portulaca oleracea L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Caesar Weed
    Urena lobata L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Okra
    Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench · Magnoliopsida
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

R
Reman
Burkinabe artist musician author composer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Burkina Faso

Browse all places in Burkina Faso →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.78
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,111

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Bama

Transactions et conflits fonciers dans l'ouest du Burkina Faso
Juliane Baud · 2001
L'approche du développement local par l'AFVP au Burkina Faso
Kounker Eugène Some · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

forest flame-creeper
forest flame-creeper
Combretum paniculatum
Seen 2011-02-03
Sahara Sand Boa
Sahara Sand Boa
Eryx muelleri
Seen 2009-11-21
Utricularia inflexa
Utricularia inflexa
Utricularia inflexa
Seen 2006-10-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bama, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS053-E-187011 - View of Earth — Bama, Burkina Faso2 mi2014.02-414-266 Rice,African locust bean(Parkia biglobosa),soumbala Bama,(Kou Valley),BF sun23feb2014-1408h — Bama, Burkina Faso4 miISS053-E-5334 - View of Earth — Bama, Burkina Faso4.8 miISS053-E-5333 - View of Earth — Bama, Burkina Faso4.8 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library