Djibouti (city)
Djibouti (city)
| City of Djibouti Jibuti Ville de Djibouti |
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| Coordinates: 11°36′N 43°10′E / 11.6°N 43.167°E | |
| Country | Republic of Djibouti |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Population (2009) | |
| - City | 567,000 |
| - Urban | About two-thirds of the people live in the capitol city of Djibouti. |
The City of Djibouti (Arabic: جيبوتي,French: Ville de Djibouti) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Djibouti, a nation in the Horn of Africa. It lies on a peninsula that divides the Gulf of Aden from the Gulf of Tadjoura.
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History
Founded as a seaport in 1888 by the Spaniard Eloi Pino, Djibouti became the capital of French Somaliland in 1891, replacing Tadjourah. It remained the capital for the succeeding colonial government of French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, as well as for the independent country of Djibouti.
Overview
Features of Djibouti City include beaches along its eastern shore and the large Central Market, the national stadium Stade du Ville, the Presidential Palace and Hamoudi Mosque.
On account of its numerous exotic buildings and structures, the city has been likened to a European settlement and described as a "French Hong Kong in the Red Sea".
Demographics
According to a 2009 estimate, the population of the city was 567,000.
Djibouti Region
The Djibouti Region is one of the six Regions of Djibouti. The Region borders the Gulf of Tadjoura to the north and east, and the Arta Region to the south and west.
Prior to the creation of the Arta Region in 2003, the Djibouti Region also had a border with the Ali Sabieh Region and Dikhil Region.
The Djibouti Region is the smallest Region, but also the Region with the highest population. It contains the capital of Djibouti, Djibouti City.
The capital, and only settlement, of the Djibouti Region is Djibouti City.
Climate
Djibouti is generally very hot and dry throughout the course of the year. Featuring an arid climate, the city sees on average 131 mm (5.16 in) of precipitation per year. Temperatures range from very warm during the months of December, January and February to extremely hot in July, where temperatures routinely exceed 49°C (120°F).
| Climate data for Djibouti | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34 (93) |
37 (99) |
41 (106) |
44 (111) |
50 (122) |
52 (126) |
54 (129) |
53 (127) |
50 (122) |
45 (113) |
43 (109) |
37 (99) |
54 (129) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
37 (99) |
41 (106) |
39 (102) |
36 (97) |
33 (91) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
33 (91) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
27 (81) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.39) |
13 (0.51) |
25 (0.98) |
13 (0.51) |
5 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.12) |
8 (0.31) |
8 (0.31) |
10 (0.39) |
23 (0.91) |
13 (0.51) |
131 (5.16) |
| Source: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
Economy
During its existence, Djibouti Airlines had its head office in the city.
Transportation
The Ethio-Djibouti Railways (formerly the Imperial Railway Company of Ethiopia) runs from the city to Addis Ababa. The city is also home to the Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport. Northwest of the city centre lies the city's port, used for international trade, for fishing, and for travel by ferry to the cities of Obock and Tadjoura.
- ^ CIA World Factbook
- ^ Kevin Anglin, Becca Blond and Jean-Bernard Carillet, Africa on a Shoestring (London: Lonely Planet, 2004), p. 698.
- ^ CIA World Factbook
- ^ "Average Conditions Djibouti, Djibouti". BBC Weather. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT000150. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ "Contact Us." Djibouti Airlines. 1 June 2006. Retrieved on 20 February 2011. "REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI AIRLINES HEAD OFFICE-PLACE LAGARDE."
Coordinates: 11°35′17″N 43°08′42″E / 11.588°N 43.145°E
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