Batkanu Explained

Batkanu
Pushpin Map:Sierra Leone
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sierra Leone
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Sierra Leone
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Northern Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bombali District
Subdivision Type3:Chiefdom
Subdivision Name3:Libeisaygahun
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:9.0833°N -12.4167°W
Elevation M:34

Batkanu is a village and seat of the chiefdom of Libeisaygahun in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.

Geographic facts

Latitude: 9.0833,Longitude: -12.4167,Elevation: 114abbr=offNaNabbr=off.

Climate

Like almost all of Sierra Leone, Batkanu has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with very warm to hot temperatures year-round, a short though very pronounced dry season from December to March, and a long, very rainy wet season from April to November. Batkanu’s climate is less extreme than coastal locations like Freetown or Conakry, with the wettest months receiving less than 500-1NaN-1 as against over 1000-1NaN-1 at those coastal cities.

Images

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