Siguiri (N’ko: ߛߌ߯ߙߌ߲߫ ; Arabic: سِجِرِ ِ) is a city in northeastern Guinea on the River Niger. It is a sub-prefecture and capital of Siguiri Prefecture in the Kankan Region.[4]
Siguiri
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Siri | |
|---|---|
The courthouse of Siguiri | |
Siguiri Location in Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 11°25′N 9°10′W / 11.417°N 9.167°W | |
| Country | |
| Region | Kankan Region |
| Creation of the Cercle of Siguiri | 1890[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elhadj Koumba Sékou Magassouba[3] |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 196 308.[1] |
It is known for its goldsmiths and as the birthplace of Sekouba Bambino Diabaté. Siguiri is the site of a former French fort built in 1888, and the Siguiri Airport.
Etymology
edit'Sigui' means 'buffalo' and 'ri' means place, a name given to the area due to its dense brush and abundant population of wild animals.[2]
History
editSiguiri has been an important center since the time of Sundiata Keita.[5] Some oral traditions have Sundiata's oldest son, Nyamagan, settling and ruling there.[6] The town moved several times, on both sides of the river, due to flooding and the search for richer agricultural land on the banks of the Niger.[2]
Mining
editPlacer gold is mined here.[7] North and northwest of Siguiri, and along the Tinkisso River, is the Bouré region. This region replaced Bambouk as a major gold producer in the 11th-12th centuries.
Climate
editSiguiri has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).
| Climate data for Siguiri | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 36.4 (97.5) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.9 (96.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
2 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
32 (1.3) |
85 (3.3) |
160 (6.3) |
248 (9.8) |
287 (11.3) |
234 (9.2) |
95 (3.7) |
12 (0.5) |
1 (0.0) |
1,160 (45.7) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 31 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 54 | 71 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 49 | 35 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 268 | 244 | 206 | 237 | 236 | 227 | 198 | 174 | 204 | 240 | 261 | 258 | 2,753 |
| Source: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ République de Guinée, Institut national de la statistique, Annuaire statistique 2016, p. 53 [1]
- ^ a b c "Fragments d'Histoire : L'HISTOIRE DE SIGUIRI". Kababachir. Retrieved 7 October 2024..
- ^ "Le maire de Siguiri désavoue le préfet : " je ne reconnais pas sa décision "". guineematin.com (in French). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Subprefectures of Guinea". Statoids. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ Niane, Djibril Tamsir (2001). "THE ORIGINS OF SAMORI'S STATE". Mande Studies. 3: 7–14.
- ^ Jansen, Jan. “The Representation of Status in Mande: Did the Mali Empire Still Exist in the Nineteenth Century?” History in Africa, vol. 23, 1996, p. 93. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3171935. Accessed 8 June 2024.
- ^ Wright, J.B.; Hastings, D.A.; Jones, W.B.; Williams, H.R. (1985). Wright, J.B. (ed.). Geology and Mineral Resources of West Africa. London: George Allen & UNWIN. pp. 45–47. ISBN 9780045560011.
- ^ "Siguiri Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
External links
edit- Spinning around the source. Slumbering stories in and around Siguiri. Article by Rachel Laget based on anthropological field research. (www.xpeditions.eu)
- Mining for Gold in Siguiri: A Close Look at a High-Risk Population - USAID