Pô

Pô is a city in southern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the province of Nahouri. The main ethnic group (making about 60% of the inhabitants) is the Kasséna, a group close to the Gurunsi. It is said to have been founded in around 1500 and is home to an army base, including the Académie militaire Georges Namoano.[2]

For the department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy, see Pô (department).
Pô
Pic de Nahouri
Pô
Location within Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 11°10′N 1°09′W
Country Burkina Faso
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Total28,080
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Departments of Nahouri: Pô (department) is marked by yellow

In 1983, an army unit under Blaise Compaoré led a rebellion which resulted in Thomas Sankara's release from prison and ascension to the presidency.

On October 31, 2014 Compaoré announced he had left the presidency and that there was a "power vacuum"; he also called for a "free and transparent" election within 90 days. Yacouba Isaac Zida then took over the reins as head of state in an interim capacity. It was reported that a heavily armed convoy believed to be carrying Compaoré was traveling towards the southern town of Pô. However, it diverted before reaching the town and he then fled to Ivory Coast with the support of President Alassane Ouattara.

"Pô Department", centered on Po, is one of five departments within the province of Nahouri in the Centre-Sud Region of Burkina Faso. It is located on the border with Ghana.

Pô National Park lies near the town.

Climate

Pô has an increasingly hot dry season and a warm, wet season. The warmest month is April, with an average high of 38 C (100.4 F), and an average low of 26 C (78.8 F). The coolest month, and wettest month is August, with a high of 30 C (86 F), a low of 22 C (71.6 F) and rainfall of 241 mm. Humidity is high in the wet season.

Climate data for Pô, Burkina Faso (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 33.7
(92.7)		 36.2
(97.2)		 38.2
(100.8)		 38.3
(100.9)		 35.8
(96.4)		 33.2
(91.8)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.0
(86.0)		 31.2
(88.2)		 34.2
(93.6)		 34.2
(93.6)		 35.6
(96.1)		 34.3
(93.7)
Average low °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)		 20.9
(69.6)		 24.4
(75.9)		 25.9
(78.6)		 24.7
(76.5)		 22.7
(72.9)		 21.9
(71.4)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.5
(70.7)		 21.8
(71.2)		 20.2
(68.4)		 18.4
(65.1)		 21.9
(71.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.5
(0.02)		 0.6
(0.02)		 14.4
(0.57)		 41.7
(1.64)		 94.2
(3.71)		 125.8
(4.95)		 180.0
(7.09)		 241.8
(9.52)		 155.2
(6.11)		 51.4
(2.02)		 3.4
(0.13)		 3.6
(0.14)		 912.6
(35.93)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) 0 0 2 4 8 9 13 16 13 5 1 0 71
Average relative humidity (%) 22 20 30 45 59 72 80 84 83 70 42 26 52
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[3]
Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity, 1983–1994)[4]
  • (in French) "Le Pays Kasséna" Burkina Faso Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism's web site for this area

References
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Burkina Faso
  2. http://www.lefaso.net/spip.php?article61100
  3. "World Weather Information Service – Po". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. "Klimatafel von Pô / Burkina Faso (Obervolta)" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

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