Tiro, Guinea Explained

Tiro
Settlement Type:Sub-prefecture and town
Pushpin Map:Guinea
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guinea
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guinea
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Faranah Region
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Faranah Prefecture
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:18982
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:9.7308°N -10.6511°W

Tiro is a town and sub-prefecture in the Faranah Prefecture in the Faranah Region of Guinea.[1] It lies on the upper reaches of the River Niger. As of 2014 it had a population of 18,982 people.[2]

The terrain around Tiro is mainly flat. Tiro is located in a valley. The highest point nearby is 485 meters above sea level, 1.0 km northwest of Tiro. Around Tiro, it is sparsely populated, with 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. There are no other communities nearby. In the surroundings around Tiro grows mainly savanna forest . The Savanna climate prevails in the area. The average annual temperature in the neighborhood is 21 °C . The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is 25 °C, and the coldest is August, with 18 °C. average annual turnaround is 2,025 millimeters. The rainy month is September, with an average of 410 mm rainfall, and the driest is January, with 1 mm rainfall.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subprefectures of Guinea. Statoids. April 19, 2009.
  2. Web site: Guinea. Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. 12 September 2014.