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Coastline town in Nugal region of PuntlandTown in Puntland, Somalia
Garmaal Garmaal
Town
Garmaal is located in SomaliaGarmaalLocation in Somalia.
Coordinates: 8°35′4″N 50°19′44″E / 8.58444°N 50.32889°E / 8.58444; 50.32889
Country Somalia
Regional State Puntland
RegionNugal, Somalia
DistrictEyl District
Population
 • Total12,903
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Garmaal is a coastline located in Indian Ocean. It lies within the area controlled by the Eyl District, which is one of Somalia's federal member states. The town is situated to the east of the Garowe the administrative capital of Puntland, which serves as the capital of the Nugal region.

Climate

The climate is warm and humid. The average temperature is 28. The hottest month is April, with temperatures reaching 32, while the coolest month is July, with temperatures around 24. The average annual rainfall is 291 millimeters. November is the wettest month, with 72 millimeters of rain, and February is the driest, with just 4 millimeters.

References

  1. "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. "About GeoNames". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  3. Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

8°35′05″N 50°19′44″E / 8.5846°N 50.3289°E / 8.5846; 50.3289

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