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438:Climate
327:History
258:36°14′E
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473:Month
448:Köppen
415:spacci
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255:7°16′N
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1304:Adiyo
1266:Tocha
1235:Kechi
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704:197.0
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694:182.0
689:218.0
684:204.0
679:199.0
674:146.0
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1341:Deka
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1225:Gena
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996:2024
815:Uduk
735:(%)
719:88.0
669:78.0
664:41.0
650:11.6
645:10.3
640:10.3
635:11.0
630:11.7
625:12.4
620:12.4
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575:28.4
570:28.1
565:27.8
560:25.8
555:24.6
550:24.3
545:25.9
540:27.4
535:28.1
530:29.2
525:29.7
520:29.0
509:Dec
506:Nov
503:Oct
500:Sep
497:Aug
494:Jul
491:Jun
488:May
485:Apr
482:Mar
479:Feb
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319:and
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307:and
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747:71
744:67
741:62
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240:in
205:EAT
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