San (Bambara: ߛߊߣ tr. San) is an urban commune, town and capital of the Cercle of San in the Ségou Region of Mali. The town lies 10 km south of the Bani River. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 68,078.
San | |
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Commune and town | |
![]() ![]() San Location in Mali | |
Coordinates: 13°18′N 4°54′W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Ségou Region |
Cercle | San Cercle |
Area | |
• Total | 155 km2 (60 sq mi) |
Elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
Population (2009 census)[2] | |
• Total | 68,078 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
San is the center of bògòlanfini production, a traditional Malian fabric.
Former President of Mali Bah Ndaw was born here on 23 August 1950.
Climate data for San climate station (284m elevation) 1991–2020 averages | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
41.4 (106.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 3.8 (0.15) |
6.1 (0.24) |
3.6 (0.14) |
8.8 (0.35) |
29.6 (1.17) |
93.6 (3.69) |
180.4 (7.10) |
242.2 (9.54) |
136.6 (5.38) |
24.1 (0.95) |
4.7 (0.19) |
0.0 (0.0) |
729.2 (28.71) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.51 | 4.18 | 6.99 | 11.55 | 14.09 | 10.34 | 2.67 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 50.94 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 276.3 | 256.3 | 288.0 | 265.0 | 264.3 | 241.5 | 234.7 | 219.7 | 247.5 | 287.6 | 284.7 | 278.3 | 3,143.9 |
Source: Meteo Climat[3] |
San is twinned with:
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