Banyo, Cameroon

Banyo (Fula: Banyo 𞤦𞤢𞤲𞤴𞤮) is a town and commune in Adamawa Province, Cameroon.[1] It is located at around 6.78°N 11.82°E / 6.78; 11.82, and is predominantly Muslim. Though a government prefect serves in the town, the lamido still holds great sway among the population. The current lamido, S.E. Mohaman Gabdo Yahya, has written his own history (2009). The geographer Jean Hurault has published on the demography of the area, and summarized some of the history in his 1955 work (see references below). In the nineteenth century, Banyo separated from Koncha and Tibati (see Adama, H. & T.M. Bah 2001).

Banyo
Tibati-Banyo road
Tibati-Banyo road
Banyo is located in Cameroon
Banyo
Banyo
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 6°46′48″N 11°49′12″E
Country Cameroon
ProvinceAdamawa Province
DivisionMayo-Banyo
Elevation
1,259 m (4,131 ft)

History
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Climate

Banyo has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from November to March and moderate to heavy rainfall from April to October.

Climate data for Banyo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.4
(86.7)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.3
(88.3)		 28.6
(83.5)		 28.1
(82.6)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.8
(78.4)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.7
(81.9)		 29.1
(84.4)		 29.9
(85.8)		 28.5
(83.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)		 23.8
(74.8)		 24.7
(76.5)		 23.0
(73.4)		 23.0
(73.4)		 22.2
(72.0)		 21.7
(71.1)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.7
(72.8)
Average low °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)		 16.2
(61.2)		 18.2
(64.8)		 17.5
(63.5)		 18.0
(64.4)		 17.6
(63.7)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.5
(63.5)		 17.1
(62.8)		 16.8
(62.2)		 16.3
(61.3)		 15.1
(59.2)		 16.9
(62.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 4
(0.2)		 14
(0.6)		 75
(3.0)		 155
(6.1)		 204
(8.0)		 212
(8.3)		 279
(11.0)		 267
(10.5)		 292
(11.5)		 203
(8.0)		 30
(1.2)		 5
(0.2)		 1,740
(68.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

See also

References
  1. Mah, E.P. (2014). La profession d'huissier de justice au Cameroun francophone. Harmattan Cameroun (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. p. 38. ISBN 978-2-336-33787-6. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. "Climate: Banyo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  • Adama, H. & T.M. Bah 2001. Un manuscrit Arabe sur l'histoire du royaume Peul de Kontcha dans le Nord-Cameroum: XIXe-XXe siecle. Rabat: Institut des Etudes africaines, UniversitĂ© Mohamed V.
  • Hurault, Jean M. 1955. Le Lamidat de Banyo. YaoundĂ©: Unpublished Report. Archives L'IRCAM.
  • Hurault, Jean M. 1975. Histoire du Lamidat Peul de Banyo. Outre-Mer: Academie Sciences.
  • Hurault, Jean M. 1983. FeconditĂ© et MortalitĂ© dans L'Agglomeration Urbaine de Banyo (Cameroun). Cah. Orstom ser. Sci. Hum. 19(3): 247–267.
  • Hurault, Jean M. 1994. Les noms attribuĂ©s aux non-libres dans le lamidat de Banyo. Journal des africanistes 64(1): 91-107.
  • Yahya, Mohaman Gabdo 2009. Le Lamidat de Banyo: Ă©preuves d’hier et dĂ©fis d’aujourd’hui Douala: AFREDIT (africaine d’édition).


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