Arta Region Explained

Arta Region
Gobolka Carta
إقليم عرتا
Settlement Type:Region (Gobolka)
Seat Type:Administrative centre
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Djibouti
Population Total:98,978[1]
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Area Total Km2:1,800
Iso Code:DJ-AR

Arta Region (Arabic: إقليم عرتا, Somali: Gobolka Carta) is one of the six regions of Djibouti. It was officially created in 2003 by the regrouping of districts of the regions of Dikhil and Djibouti. It is situated in the south-central of the country, bordering the Tadjoura Region to the north, and the Djibouti Region to the north-east, and Dikhil Region the Ali Sabieh Region to the south, the country of Somaliland lies to the east.

The capital of Arta Region is Arta. Other towns include We`a, Damerjog and Loyada. The Hemed mountain is the highest point in the region of Arta.

Climate

The climate of Arta Region is generally semi-arid to arid, and its territory is mostly covered by mountains, high plains, and desert. The climate of the coastal strip is influenced by warm ocean waters, keeping the region free from extremes of temperature and providing moisture for rainfall. However, most of the Arta Region populace experience two weather seasons: a "winter" period of rather cold and warm temperatures and higher levels of rainfall and a sultry summer period of hot, sticky temperatures.

The annual mean statistics for some Arta Region centres is shown below:

TownMin. TempMax. TempRainfall
Artaalign=center 17.1C align=center 37.3C align=center 205mm
We`aalign=center 18.5C align=center 38.7C align=center 201mm
Loyadaalign=center 20.5C align=center 40.5C align=center 163mm

Towns

Arta Region
Town namesPopulation
Arta81,483
We`a4,667
Loyada2,367
Chabelley1,811
Omar Jagaa3,325
Damerjog4,321
Koussour1,004

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Djibouti Population. presidence.dj. 2 February 2020. 3 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200403121054/https://www.presidence.dj/sousmenu.php?ID=22. dead.