Mendefera
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Mendefera | |
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Town | |
Mendefera | |
Government | |
• Governor | Eskyas Wubet |
Elevation | 1,972 m (6,470 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Town | 63,492 |
• Metro | 64,000 |
Climate | BSh |
Mendefera (
The town's name derives from the high hill in the center of the city and it means that "who dared it" (in English) or "መን ደፈራ"( in Tigrinya) as it was a jungle and is a source of pride to Eritreans. The city is a reminder of the local anti-colonial movement.History
The area around Mendefera evolved into an important region in the
The modern town of Mendefera was built during the Italian era. The town is now bustling market town in a fertile region of Eritrea. It is a place where small and large scale factories produce different products.
Mendefera is famous for its anticolonial movement during the Italian colonial administration and is a great fighter contributor of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) as it is home to one of the oldest schools in Eritrea, San Giorgio School.
Climate
Mendefera has a borderline climate that borders both on a
subtropical highland climate
(Cwb). Except during the humid wet season of July and August when heavy cloud cover depresses temperatures by around 5 °C or 9.0 °F, daytime temperatures are very warm to hot; however, the thin, dry air means that mornings are pleasantly cool throughout the year.
Climate data for Mendefera | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.3 (81.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
4 (0.2) |
12 (0.5) |
28 (1.1) |
41 (1.6) |
57 (2.2) |
190 (7.5) |
189 (7.4) |
50 (2.0) |
11 (0.4) |
16 (0.6) |
4 (0.2) |
602 (23.7) |
Source: Climate-Data[3] |
See also
- Mendefera District
References
- ^ One World-Nations Online, All countries of the world, Map of Eritrea
- ^ Dr.Federica,Crivellellero. " Archeologists in Eritrea target unfunded ' rescue excavations, Sudan Tribun Dec 5,2004
- ^ "Climate-Data : Eritrea". Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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