Sawla, Ghana
District Capital in Savannah Region, Ghana
9°17′N 2°25′W / 9.283°N 2.417°W / 9.283; -2.417 (2017)
Sawla is a small town in the Savannah Region of Ghana. It is also the capital of Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district.[1]
Transport
Train
Sawla is on the route of a proposed railway to Hamile.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Sawla, Ghana | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 38 (100) | 39 (102) | 40 (104) | 39 (102) | 36 (97) | 34 (93) | 31 (88) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 33 (91) | 36 (97) | 37 (99) | 35 (95) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 23 (73) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) | 25 (1.0) | 49 (1.9) | 88 (3.5) | 123 (4.8) | 140 (5.5) | 206 (8.1) | 365 (14.4) | 306 (12.0) | 140 (5.5) | 16 (0.6) | 1 (0.0) | 1,459 (57.3) |
| Average precipitation days | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 17 | 27 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 55 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 371 | 337 | 365 | 353 | 354 | 320 | 275 | 258 | 279 | 350 | 358 | 371 | 3,991 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Source: [3] | |||||||||||||
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Districts and Capitals of the Savannah Region of Ghana
- East Gonja Municipal (Capital: Salaga)
- West Gonja Municipal (Capital: Damongo)
- Bole (Capital: Bole)
- Central Gonja (Capital: Buipe)
- North Gonja (Capital: Daboya)
- North East Gonja (Capital: Kpalbe)
- Sawla-Tuna-Kalba (Capital: Sawla)
09°17′N 02°25′W / 9.283°N 2.417°W / 9.283; -2.417
