Mouloud ( ar, مولود) is a town located in the southern
Dikhil region of
Djibouti. It is located around 102 kilometers south of the capital,
Djibouti City.
Overview
It lies on the
National Highway 1
The following highways are numbered 1.
For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads.
For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads.
For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads.
For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads.
For roads numbered S ...
.
Nearby towns and villages include
Djibouti City (102 km),
Dadahalou
Dadahalou is a village in the southeastern Dikhil Region
The Dikhil Region ( ar, إقليم دخيل, so, Gobolka Dikhil, aa, Rakaakay Dikhil) is a region in southern Djibouti. It is bordered by the Regions of Tadjoura to the north, Arta t ...
(15 km),
Ali Sabieh (30 km),
Weʽa (64 km) and
Dikhil (20 km).
Demographics
As of 2015, the population of Mouloud has been estimated to be 6,005. The town's inhabitants belong to various mainly
Afro-Asiatic
The Afroasiatic languages (or Afro-Asiatic), also known as Hamito-Semitic, or Semito-Hamitic, and sometimes also as Afrasian, Erythraean or Lisramic, are a language family of about 300 languages that are spoken predominantly in the geographic su ...
speaking ethnic groups, with the
Issa Somali predominant.
Climate
The warmest month of the year is June with an average temperature of 35.7 °C. In January, the average temperature is 22.8 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year and the driest month is December with 2 mm. Most precipitation falls in August, with an average of 41 mm.
References
Mouloud, Djibouti
Populated places in Djibouti
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