Batkanu

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Batkanu is a village and seat of the chiefdom of Libeisaygahun in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.

Geographic facts

Latitude: 9.0833, Longitude: -12.4167, Elevation: 114 ft.

Climate

Like almost all of Sierra Leone, Batkanu has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with very warm to hot temperatures year-round, a short though very pronounced dry season from December to March, and a long, very rainy wet season from April to November. Batkanu’s climate is less extreme than coastal locations like Freetown or Conakry, with the wettest months receiving less than 500 mm as against over 1000 mm at those coastal cities.

Images

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