Editing Bangui (section)

==Geography and climate==
[[File:Bangui, Central African Republic.jpg|thumb|Satellite view of Bangui.]]
[[File:Ubangi river near Bangui.jpg|thumb|[[Ubangi River|Ubangi]] (Oubangui) River at the outskirts of Bangui.]]
Bangui, close to the country's southern border, lies on the northern banks of the [[Ubangi River]] just below a series of rapids that limit major commercial shipping upriver.{{Sfn|Haggett|2002|p=2329}} The only major city located on the river, it covers an area of {{Convert|67|km2}}. The navigable Ubangi River, with the backdrop of lush green hills, turns sharply south below Bangui and connects to the [[Congo River]] just south of the equator near Brazzaville as its chief northern tributary. The Ubangi river marks the border between the Central African Republic and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. The Congolese town of [[Zongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Zongo]] is situated across the river from Bangui.{{Sfn|Pritchard-Jones|Gibbons|2009|p=43}} The river flows to the east of downtown Bangui. During the rainy season the discharge in the river is three times higher than during the rest of the year. The city was also known as ''La Coquette'' (the beautiful city) in the 1970s.{{Sfn|Ham|2010|page=544}}
[[File:Map - Arrondissements and Quartiers in the agglomeration of Bangui.png|thumb|left|Map of Arrondissements and Quartiers in the area of Bangui]]
Close to the river, the city centre features a large [[triumphal arch|arch]] dedicated to Bokassa as well as the presidential palace and the central [[Market (place)|market]]. Lying {{Convert|5|km|mi|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} further north, the heart of the residential area has the largest market and most of the [[Nightlife (activity)|nightlife]]. Many of those in the suburbs live in houses known as Kodros, built of mud bricks with a thatched roof.{{Sfn|Doeden2009|pp=16,26-28}}

The [[Bangui Magnetic Anomaly]], one of the earth's largest crustal anomalies and the largest in Africa, has its centre in Bangui."<ref name="LPI">{{cite journal|first1=L. A. G. |last1=Antoine|first2= W. U. |last2=Reimold|first3= A. |last3=Tessema
|url=http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc99/pdf/5087.pdf|title=The Bangui Magnetic Anomaly Revisited|journal= Proceedings 62nd Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting|year=1999|volume=34|pages=A9|publisher= [[Lunar and Planetary Institute]], Houston|bibcode=1999M&PSA..34Q...9A|access-date=11 April 2013}}</ref> It takes the form of a huge ellipse of {{Convert|700|km}} x {{Convert|1000|km}}, with its central point at 6 degrees north and 18 degrees east. It consists of three parts or segments, which comprise the northern, the southern and the central anomalies. The [[magnetic equator]] passes through the feature's centre. Although it is well documented, the feature's origins are not fully understood.{{Sfn|Gubbins|Herrero-Bervera|2007|p=39}}

The Central African Republic is situated just north of the Equator with daily temperatures normally reaching at least 30&nbsp;°C. Bangui, close to the Equator in the south of the country, it is slightly hotter and wetter than the northern regions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Prime+Minister+Elie+Dote/articles/fDGnOLftFLZ/African+Bonanza+At+Bangui|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130731171756/http://www.zimbio.com/Prime+Minister+Elie+Dote/articles/fDGnOLftFLZ/African+Bonanza+At+Bangui|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2013|title=African Bonanza at Bangui|date=29 July 2012|publisher=Zimbio.com sourced from Voyage Africa net}}</ref> It has a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system|Köppen]]: Aw)<ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/509/ |title=Climate: Bangui – Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date=21 October 2013}}</ref> with dry winters. While the warm season is from 23 January to 18 March, the cold season lasts from 20 June to 27 August, when rainfall is frequently accompanied by thunderstorms.<ref name=Average>{{Cite web|url=http://weatherspark.com/averages/29063/Bangui-Central-African-Republic|title=Average Weather For Bangui, Central African Republic|access-date=31 July 2013|publisher=Weatherspark.com}}</ref> The city is bordered by thick tropical rainforests along the river banks.<ref name=Republic>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/102152/Central-African-Republic/214025/The-arts-and-cultural-institutions|title= Central African Republic|encyclopedia= The arts and cultural institutions|access-date=31 March 2013|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref> Several of its neighbourhoods are in low-lying areas prone to recurrent flooding with severe rains in June and July 2009 leaving 11,000 people homeless.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jeuneafrique.com/article_depeche.php?idarticle=20090707T120526Z20090707T120456Z| title=Centrafrique/inondations à Bangui: près de 11.000 sans-abri, selon un nouveau bilan | publisher= [[Jeune Afrique]] | language=fr|date= 7 July 2009|access-date=30 March 2013}}</ref>

{{Weather box
| width        = auto
| metric first = yes
| single line  = yes
| location     = Bangui ([[Bangui M'poko International Airport]]) 1991–2020, extremes 1982-present

| Jan record high C = 38.6
| Feb record high C = 40.4
| Mar record high C = 40.2
| Apr record high C = 39.5
| May record high C = 39.5
| Jun record high C = 36.2
| Jul record high C = 35.4
| Aug record high C = 35.6
| Sep record high C = 36.5
| Oct record high C = 37.0
| Nov record high C = 37.5
| Dec record high C = 37.9

| Jan high C  = 33.8
| Feb high C  = 35.1
| Mar high C  = 34.7
| Apr high C  = 33.3
| May high C  = 32.4
| Jun high C  = 31.1
| Jul high C  = 30.4
| Aug high C  = 30.5
| Sep high C  = 31.3
| Oct high C  = 31.2
| Nov high C  = 32.1
| Dec high C  = 32.9
| year high C = 32.4

| Jan mean C  = 25.2
| Feb mean C  = 26.9
| Mar mean C  = 27.6
| Apr mean C  = 27.1
| May mean C  = 26.4
| Jun mean C  = 25.5
| Jul mean C  = 25.0
| Aug mean C  = 25.1
| Sep mean C  = 25.1
| Oct mean C  = 25.0
| Nov mean C  = 25.4
| Dec mean C  = 25.2
| year mean C = 25.8

| Jan low C  = 18.2
| Feb low C  = 20.8
| Mar low C  = 22.6
| Apr low C  = 22.5
| May low C  = 22.1
| Jun low C  = 21.6
| Jul low C  = 21.3
| Aug low C  = 21.3
| Sep low C  = 21.2
| Oct low C  = 21.2
| Nov low C  = 20.9
| Dec low C  = 19.1
| year low C = 21.1

| Jan record low C = 11.8
| Feb record low C = 12.5
| Mar record low C = 16.0
| Apr record low C = 19.5
| May record low C = 19.8
| Jun record low C = 19.0
| Jul record low C = 18.5
| Aug record low C = 18.0
| Sep record low C = 18.5
| Oct record low C = 17.0
| Nov record low C = 13.7
| Dec record low C = 12.6

| precipitation colour  = green
| Jan precipitation mm  = 11.1
| Feb precipitation mm  = 43.3
| Mar precipitation mm  = 98.3
| Apr precipitation mm  = 117.6
| May precipitation mm  = 151.7
| Jun precipitation mm  = 160.8
| Jul precipitation mm  = 196.8
| Aug precipitation mm  = 218.3
| Sep precipitation mm  = 175.7
| Oct precipitation mm  = 198.4
| Nov precipitation mm  = 68.5
| Dec precipitation mm  = 18.0
| year precipitation mm = 1458.4

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days  = 1
| Feb precipitation days  = 3
| Mar precipitation days  = 7
| Apr precipitation days  = 8
| May precipitation days  = 9
| Jun precipitation days  = 10
| Jul precipitation days  = 12
| Aug precipitation days  = 12
| Sep precipitation days  = 11
| Oct precipitation days  = 12
| Nov precipitation days  = 7
| Dec precipitation days  = 2
| year precipitation days = 94

| daily         =  Y
| Jan humidity  = 62.8
| Feb humidity  = 62.1
| Mar humidity  = 67.9
| Apr humidity  = 73.3
| May humidity  = 76.2
| Jun humidity  = 78.2
| Jul humidity  = 80.0
| Aug humidity  = 79.8
| Sep humidity  = 78.3
| Oct humidity  = 78.5
| Nov humidity  = 74.7
| Dec humidity  = 68.4
| year humidity =

| Jan sun  = 221
| Feb sun  = 208
| Mar sun  = 207
| Apr sun  = 195
| May sun  = 191
| Jun sun  = 184
| Jul sun  = 162
| Aug sun  = 160
| Sep sun  = 161
| Oct sun  = 167
| Nov sun  = 198
| Dec sun  = 237
| year sun =

| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230925212530/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/CentralAfricanRepublic/CSV/Bangui_64650.csv
| archive-date = 25 September 2023
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/CentralAfricanRepublic/CSV/Bangui_64650.csv
| title = Bangui Climate Normals 1991–2020
| work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 25 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=global-summary-of-the-day&stations=64650099999&startDate=1700-01-01&endDate=2023-12-31&dataTypes=MAX,MIN,PRCP
| title = Global Surface Summary of the Day - GSOD
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = January 26, 2023
}}</ref>
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