Official Name: | Kaoura |
Pushpin Map: | Chad |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chad (Ennedi Region highlighted) |
Pushpin Image: | Chad 07 region locator map 2008-02.svg |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ennedi (since 2008) |
Subdivision Type3: | Sub-Prefecture |
Subdivision Name3: | Kaoura |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 16.2094°N 22.6008°W |
Kaoura is a small town in Ennedi Est department of Chad. It is located in the Ennedi Region, which was formed in 2008 from the Ennedi Est and Ennedi Ouest departments of the former Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region. In 2009, the population of Kaoura was 15,093, 8,257 of which were male and 6,836 were female.[1]
Kaoura is classified by Köppen-Geiger climate classification system as hot desert (BWh). In Kaoura, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C. The rainfall here averages 112 mm.[2]