Dasbiyo
Dasbiyo Daasbiyo داسبييو | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 11°15′N 42°47′E / 11.250°N 42.783°E | |
Country | Djibouti |
Region | Ali Sabieh |
Elevation | 581 m (1,906 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,750 |
Dasbiyo (
Arabic: داسبييو) is a town in southern Djibouti. It is served by a station on the old Ethio-Djibouti Railways. The surrounding district is rich in both livestock and fledgeling agriculture
.
History
The town played an important role in trade between the port cities of
Overview
Dasbiyo is 19 kilometres (11 mi) south of Holhol, 17 kilometres (10 mi) northwest of Ali Adde, 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Ali Sabieh, and 62 kilometres (38 mi) southeast of Djibouti City.
Geography
Dasbiyo is located in the south of Djibouti and the west of the
above sea level
.
Climate
Dasbiyo has a
Köppen-Geiger system
. The town experiences long, hot to sweltering, dry summers, and mild winters. Occasionally, Dasbiyo has heavy rains where the precipitation for the entire year will fall over the course of a few days.
Climate data for Dasbiyo | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) |
16 (0.6) |
20 (0.8) |
29 (1.1) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
18 (0.7) |
39 (1.5) |
23 (0.9) |
9 (0.4) |
27 (1.1) |
7 (0.3) |
204 (8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 581 metres or 1,906 feet[3] |
Demographics
The population of Dasbiyo has been estimated to be 1,750. The town inhabitants belong to various mainly
predominant.References
- ISBN 978-1-134-28606-5.
- ^ The St. James's Magazine. Houlston & Wright. 1868. p. 84.
- ^ "Climate: Dasbiyo - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 30 September 2013.