Sélibaby
Arabic: سليبابي
Commune and town
A view from a commercial street in Sélibaby
A view from a commercial street in Sélibaby
Sélibaby is located in Mauritania
Sélibaby
Sélibaby
Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 15°9′33″N 12°11′00″W / 15.15917°N 12.18333°W / 15.15917; -12.18333
Country Mauritania
RegionGuidimaka Region
Area
 • Total2,000 km2 (800 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total26,420

Sélibaby (Arabic: سليبابي) is a capital town and department of the Guidimaka Region, in Mauritania. It is located at around 15°9′33″N 12°11′00″W / 15.15917°N 12.18333°W / 15.15917; -12.18333. It is divided into a number of "quartiers" which include "College", "Silo", 'Ferlo", "Nezaha", "Saada", "El Jedidah" "Bambaradougou" amongst many others.

Selibaby also has a regional Hospital, funded by the Chinese government and partially staffed by Chinese doctors and is the headquarters of the regional director of health.

Selibaby is also a center for NGOs who operate in the region.

Climate

Sélibaby has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The city is among the wettest in the country due to its significant exposure to the West African Monsoon, with about 452 mm (17.80 in) of precipitation falling annually. The average annual temperature in Sélibaby is 29.0 °C (84.2 °F).

Climate data for Selibaby
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.5
(92.3)		 36.0
(96.8)		 38.7
(101.7)		 40.7
(105.3)		 41.1
(106.0)		 38.6
(101.5)		 34.7
(94.5)		 33.0
(91.4)		 34.2
(93.6)		 36.9
(98.4)		 36.3
(97.3)		 33.1
(91.6)		 36.4
(97.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)		 17.3
(63.1)		 20.6
(69.1)		 24.1
(75.4)		 26.2
(79.2)		 26.2
(79.2)		 24.6
(76.3)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 19.0
(66.2)		 16.5
(61.7)		 21.6
(71.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0
(0)		 1
(0.0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 3
(0.1)		 48
(1.9)		 109
(4.3)		 157
(6.2)		 109
(4.3)		 23
(0.9)		 1
(0.0)		 1
(0.0)		 452
(17.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data

15°9′33″N 12°11′00″W / 15.15917°N 12.18333°W / 15.15917; -12.18333


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