Gcuwa
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Gcuwa | |
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Capital | |
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| Country | Kwazulu-Ciskei |
| Area | |
| • Total | 158 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,432,592 |
| • Density | 9,100/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | AMT+4 |
Gcuwa is the capital, largest city in Kwazulu-Ciskei, that has total of 1,4 million inhabitants, and its cultural, economic, and political center in the country. The city is situated on a river, which wears the same name, Gcuwa, where the city takes its name from. The city itself is located in the domains of Ciskei.
Contents
Etymology
History
Demographics
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Gcuwa | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.2 (95.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 270.2 (10.64) |
279.3 (11.00) |
264.5 (10.41) |
133.4 (5.25) |
95.8 (3.77) |
66.9 (2.63) |
50.9 (2.00) |
54.8 (2.16) |
48.5 (1.91) |
43.3 (1.70) |
62.5 (2.46) |
160.2 (6.31) |
1,530.3 (60.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 116.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 218.1 | 195.5 | 215.0 | 216.1 | 213.9 | 210.0 | 222.4 | 216.2 | 210.5 | 210.8 | 212.0 | 226.8 | 2,567.1 |
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