Minova
For the mining technology company "Minova", see Orica.
| Minova | |
|---|---|
  Minova | |
| Coordinates: 01°42′25″S 029°01′09″E / 1.70694°S 29.01917°E | |
| Country |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | South Kivu |
| Territory | Kalehe |
| Sector | Buhavu |
Minova is a town and refugee area[1] in northern South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Since 1994 Minova has grown from a village to a large town, primarily due to the influx of refugees from the fighting associated with the First and the Second Congo wars, and subsequent continued fighting.[1][3][4][5] As of 2012 Minova had grown to incorporate the former village of Butando to the northwest.[6]
On June 13, 1999, the fugitive, genocidaire and former Radio-Télévision Libre des Milles Collines animatrice Valérie Bemeriki was arrested in Minova.[7]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[8]
| Climate data for Maiduguri | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.92 (76.85) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.25 (66.64) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13 (55) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.61 (56.46) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 117 (4.61) |
100 (3.94) |
128 (5.04) |
156 (6.14) |
144 (5.67) |
63 (2.48) |
35 (1.38) |
75 (2.95) |
132 (5.2) |
160 (6.3) |
150 (5.91) |
147 (5.79) |
1,407 (55.41) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 1464m)[8] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- 1 2 "HOT Activation, South and North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo". Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013.
- ↑ Minova (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ "Increase in forced labor, rape and harassment in eastern Congo". Oxfam International. 13 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010.
- ↑ Delay, Jerome & Gouby, Melanie (26 November 2012). "Congolese town allegedly looted by gov't troops". The Guardian. Manchester, UK. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013.
- ↑ Prekabo, Vicky (26 December 2012). "DRC: Helping displaced communities in Goma". United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Archived from the original on 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Minova, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo" (PDF). Reférential Geographique Commun, République Démocratique du Congo. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Valerie Bemeriki". TRIAL (Swiss association against impunity).
- 1 2 "Climate: Minova - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
External links
- Map "Minova, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo" (PDF). Reférential Geographique Commun, République Démocratique du Congo.
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