Batouri

Coordinates: 4°26′N 14°22′E / 4.433°N 14.367°E / 4.433; 14.367
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Batouri
East
DepartmentKadey
Elevation
617 m (2,024 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
33,594

Batouri is a town and commune in the

East Province of Cameroon.[1] It is the second largest municipality in the province after the provincial capital Bertoua. It is located on the main (though unpaved) road connecting Bertoua to the Central African Republic and to the Cameroonian town of Yokadouma
. It had an estimated 33,500 inhabitants as of 2012.

People

Batouri is mostly dominated by fulbe/fulani people and a large percentage of the population speaks the

Arabic
. There are a number of Cameroonian English and Cameroonian Pidgin speakers as well. All of the languages spoken, except for the colonial languages, Pidgin, Hausa, and Arabic are part of the Niger–Congo family.

Geography

Batouri lies on the South Cameroon Plateau at an elevation of about 653 m (2142 ft). It has a Guinea type climate which is hot and humid for most of the year with a dry season from mid-November to early March, then another small one in July. The wettest times of the year are April and May and then August through October. October is the wettest month with an average of 240.6 mm (9.5 in) of rain and January is the driest with an average of 17.3 mm (0.68 in). The average annual precipitation is 1479.4 mm (58.2 in).

Temperature extremes are greatest during the dry season with the highest average high temperatures of 32.1 °C (89.8 °F) in February and the lowest average lows of 17.1 °C (62.8 °F) in January. Meanwhile, the wet season produces more tempered average daily temperature fluctuations with both July and August having average highs 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and average lows of 27.4 °C (66.0 °F).

Like Bertoua, Batouri lies in an area of transition of vegetation and climatic zones. In a simplified description the Guinea savanna vegetation lies north of the town while the lowland rainforest vegetation lies south of the town. However, much of the forest around Batouri is severely degraded. Wooded areas follow rivers northward and can extend many miles into the surrounding Guinea vegetation.

The topography consists mostly of gently rolling hills. There is a large granite outcrop called Mt. Pandi about 25 km (15.5 mi) north of town, just west of the P5 road to Ngoura.

The Kadéï River flows just west of town (3.5 km or 2 mi). The area all drains into the Kadéï and is part of the large Congo River basin.

Climate

Batouri has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).

Climate data for Batouri
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.9
(87.6) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.2
(86.4) 		28.6
(83.5) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.4
(81.3) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.9
(84.0) 		29.5
(85.1) 		29.3
(84.7) 		29.6
(85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.7
(74.7) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.5
(77.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.1
(73.6) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.1
(73.6) 		24.2
(75.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8) 		18.6
(65.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.1
(66.4) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.4
(65.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		18.7
(65.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.3
(0.68) 		32.5
(1.28) 		101.2
(3.98) 		121.5
(4.78) 		172.8
(6.80) 		153.9
(6.06) 		135.0
(5.31) 		165.3
(6.51) 		221.5
(8.72) 		240.6
(9.47) 		91.9
(3.62) 		25.9
(1.02) 		1,479.4
(58.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 2 4 9 12 15 14 12 15 19 22 10 3 137
Mean monthly sunshine hours 172.0 171.0 173.7 187.3 202.2 154.3 118.0 99.8 125.3 151.7 186.0 175.7 1,917
Source: NOAA[2]

Institutions

Batouri is home to a post office, three health centers, a government hospital, an Adventist hospital, and a Catholic health centre (Centre de Santé Catholique). It is the seat of the prefecture for the Kadey Department and it is the seat of Catholic Dioceses and three parishes (St. Martin, St. John and Notre Dame).

Hospitals in Batouri have provided care to

violence in the Central African Republic, as it is one of the nearest medical facilities for the refugee camps on the Cameroon-CAR border.[3] An assessment released 4 July 2014 indicated that "in Cameroon, up to 1 out of 3 refugee children from Central African Republic suffer from malnutrition ... The risk of severe acute malnutrition, which can be deadly if left untreated, is particularly high. In the inpatient center of Batouri close to the border, the mortality rate in May exceeded 24 per cent."[4]

  • Post office of Batouri
    Post office of Batouri
  • Transportation in Batouri
    Transportation in Batouri
  • Batouri bus station
    Batouri bus station
  • Catholic Church in Batouri
    Catholic Church in Batouri

References

  1. ISBN 978-2-336-33787-6
    . Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Batouri Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Cameroon: Location of Refugees and Main Entry Points (as of 02 May 2014) – Cameroon". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Cameroon: Alarming levels of malnutrition among refugee children and women from C.A.R." United Nations World Food Programme – Fighting Hunger Worldwide. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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