Gbinti (populated place)
Also called: Glinti
Region: Northern Province, Sierra Leone
Gbinti is a populated place in the region of Northern Province, the country of Sierra Leone with an average elevation of 223 feet above sea level. The area is not very densely populated with 205 people per mile2 . The nearest town larger than 50,000 inhabitants takes about 1:49 hour by local transportation.
An estimated 3.05% of the children below 5 years old are underweight, with a mortality of 167 per 1,000 births.
Gbinti can have low impact (v or less) earthquakes (on average one every 50 years), with occurances at <5 Richter. When an earthquake occurs, it may be felt indoors by many people, outdoors by a few people during the day. At night, some people may be awakened. There is a high occurence of periods with extreme drought. Flooding risk is low.
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Weather
March is warmest with an average temperature of 95.9 °F at noon. January is coldest with an average temperature of 68.36 °F at night. Gbinti has no distinct temperature seasons, the temperature is relatively constant during the year. Temperatures drop sharply at night.
In winter there may be some days it freezes, overall winters are mild in temperature, with the coldest month most often being January. February is on average the month with most sunshine. The wet season has a rainfall peak around August, the dry season is around the month of January.
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Time
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Time zone: Africa/Freetown |
Today's sunrise occurs around 6:32 AM and the sunset is around 7:11 PM. Usually a clear night sky is not polluted by light from unnatural sources, it makes looking at stars easy at night.
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| Name |
Gbinti |
| Type |
Populated Place |
| Other Names |
Glinti |
| Lat./Long. |
8.967 / -12.6 |
| Country |
 Sierra Leone |
| Elevation |
223 feet |
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Nature
Gbinti has a humid (> 0.65 p/pet) climate. The land area is not cultivated, most of the natural vegetation is still intact. The landscape is mostly covered with mosaic vegetation/croplands. The climate is classified as a tropical monsoon (short dry season, monsoon rains other months), with a subtropical wet forest biozone . The soil in the area is high in ferralsols, acrisols, nitosols (fr), soil composed of kaolinite and quartz, enriched in fe and al oxides.
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