Boghé | |
Native Name: | بوغي |
Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
Pushpin Map: | Mauritania |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mauritania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mauritania |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Brakna |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Population As Of: | 2013 census |
Population Total: | 42759 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 16.5833°N -30°W |
Elevation M: | 13 |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Boghé (also Bogué) is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern Mauritania, located on the border with Senegal.[1]
In 2013, it had a census population of 40,341.
The city has a high school but no university. Efforts are under way to build a hospital to serve the city and its region.
In Boghé, the climate is characterized as warm and temperate with minimal rainfall. According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, it falls under the BSh category. The average yearly temperature in Boghé is 29.0 °C (84.2 °F), and the area receives approximately 244 mm (9.61 in) of precipitation annually.