Am Jerez ( FR Am Djarass ) or Amjeres is a city and suprefecture in Chad , located in the East Ennedi region (until 2012 - Ennedi ). It is the administrative center of the department of Am Jerez .
| City | |
| Am jerez | |
|---|---|
| fr. Am djarass | |
| A country |  Chad |
| Region | East Ennedy |
| The Department | Am jerez |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 1020 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 44 556 people ( 2009 ) |
Content
- 1 Geographical location
- 2 Climate
- 3 population
- 4 Transport
- 5 See also
- 6 notes
Geographical position
The city is located in the northeastern part of Chad, within the southern tip of the Ennedi plateau, at an altitude of 1020 meters above sea level [1] . Am Jerez is located at a distance of approximately 938 kilometers northeast of the country's capital N'Djamena .
Climate
The climate of the city is characterized as arid hot ( BWh in the Köppen climate classification ). The average annual temperature is 25.6 ° C. The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is 20.1 ° C, the hottest month (June) is 30 ° C. Estimated long-term rainfall is 124 mm. Throughout the year, the amount of precipitation is unevenly distributed, most of which falls in the period from June to October. Most precipitation falls in August (61 mm) [2] .
Population
According to the official census of 2009, the population of Am Jerez was 44 556 people (23 815 men and 20 741 women). Children under the age of 15 years accounted for 48.6% of the total number of residents of the prefecture [3] .
Transport
The nearest airport is Iriba [1] .
See also
- Cities of Chad
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Am Djarass, Chad Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment November 15, 2017.
- ↑ Climate: Amdjarass . Climate-Data.org. Date of treatment November 15, 2017.
- ↑ Deuxième Recensement Genéral de la Population et de l'Habitat (Fr.) (link unavailable) . L'Institut national de la statistique, des études économiques et démographiques (INSEED). Date of treatment November 15, 2017. Archived November 18, 2017.