Makary, Cameroon

Coordinates: 12°34′27″N 14°27′14″E / 12.57417°N 14.45389°E / 12.57417; 14.45389
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Makary, Cameroon
Mafaté,
UTC+1 (CEST)
UFI-3152074

Makary[4] is a town in Logone-et-Chari, Far North Region, Cameroon, West Africa. The town is located on the right (east) bank of a distributary of the Chari River in the delta just before it enters Lake Chad. The people are known as Kotoko, and the local language is Mpade,[5] Fulani (Fulfulde) is the trade language.[6] The primary economic activity was and is fishing.[7]

History

Makary was part of the indigenous

Bornu Empire,[7] and soon converted to Islam.[7] However, by the late Eighteenth Century, although nominally still part of Bornu, the city states had reasserted themselves, and by 1800 Makary had formed a federation of seven fortified towns under the prince (Mé) of Makary.[7]

In March 1846

Oubangui-Chari, then Baguirmi, and then in 1894 Bornu.[14] This soon brought Makary under Rabih's control. After Rabih was killed by the French in 1900, Makary fell under the German sphere of influence.[7][15]

Despite the changes in rulers and religion the culture of Makary seems to represent an uninterrupted continuation of the original Sao culture.[16][17]

Villages

Geography

Makary sits on the delta; however the river bed of the Chari River is dry most of the year, only filling with the onset of the rainy season in July and drying up again by the end of October.[18]

Climate

Makary has a

hot desert climate
(BWh) with little to no rain in all months except July, August and September.

Climate data for Makary
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.4
(88.5) 		34.5
(94.1) 		37.8
(100.0) 		40.0
(104.0) 		39.0
(102.2) 		37.0
(98.6) 		33.1
(91.6) 		31.2
(88.2) 		33.4
(92.1) 		36.5
(97.7) 		34.9
(94.8) 		32.4
(90.3) 		35.1
(95.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1) 		25.2
(77.4) 		28.7
(83.7) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.8
(89.2) 		30.5
(86.9) 		28.0
(82.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		27.8
(82.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		25.8
(78.4) 		23.1
(73.6) 		27.5
(81.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9) 		15.9
(60.6) 		19.7
(67.5) 		23.4
(74.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.2
(72.0) 		20.8
(69.4) 		16.7
(62.1) 		13.8
(56.8) 		20.0
(67.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		4
(0.2) 		20
(0.8) 		38
(1.5) 		114
(4.5) 		140
(5.5) 		68
(2.7) 		13
(0.5) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		397
(15.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[19]

Notes

  1. ^ Mafaté (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ Makari (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ^ "Makary". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09.
  4. ^ Makary (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  5. ^ Frawley, William J., ed. (2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics, Volume 1. Oxford University Press. p. 238.
  6. ^ Frawley 2003, p. 167
  7. ^
    ISBN 978-87-7876-177-4
    .
  8. ^ Fanso, V. G. (1989). Cameroon History for Secondary Schools and Colleges, Vol. 1: From Prehistoric Times to the Nineteenth Century. Hong Kong: Macmillan. p. 18.
  9. ISBN 978-0-7185-0247-8
    .
  10. OCLC 192657
    .
  11. ^ This kingdom and the later princedom under Bornu are sometimes called the "Maccari Kingdom". Holl 2001, p. 168
  12. ^ Holl 2001, p. 170
  13. OCLC 1193060
    .
  14. ^ Helmolt 1903, p. 538
  15. ^ The boundary between the French and German spheres was defined by the Convention between the French Republic and Germany for the Delimitation of the Colonies of French Congo and of Cameroon and French and German Spheres of Influence in the Region of Lake Chad, signed at Berlin on 15 March 1894. This boundary was confirmed by the Convention Confirming the Protocol of 9 April 1908 Defining the Boundaries between the French Congo and Cameroon, signed at Berlin on 18 April 1908.
  16. ^ Davies, Oliver (1967). West Africa Before the Europeans: Archaeology & Prehistory. Methuen. p. 318.
  17. ISBN 978-92-5-105064-4
    .
  18. ISBN 978-1-84353-118-0
    .
  19. ^ "Climate: Makary". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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