Bol, Chad

Bol (Arabic: بول) is the capital of Chad's Lac Region, lying 152 km to the north of the national capital, N'Djamena. It lay on the shore of Lake Chad before the lake shrank. It is served by Bol Airport (IATA: OTC, ICAO: FTTL), which has a paved runway.

Bol بول City of a thousand Gods
Bol in 1971
Bol Location in Chad
Coordinates: 13°27′36″N 14°44′24″E
Country	Chad
Region	Lac Region
Department	Mamdi Department
Sub-Prefecture	Bol
Population  (2008)
• Total	11,120
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Climate

Climate data for Bol (1961-1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.3 (88.3)	32.7 (90.9)	35.3 (95.5)	39.5 (103.1)	39.0 (102.2)	37.6 (99.7)	34.4 (93.9)	31.5 (88.7)	35.2 (95.4)	36.8 (98.2)	30.4 (86.7)	28.9 (84.0)	34.4 (93.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	13.0 (55.4)	15.9 (60.6)	19.7 (67.5)	23.4 (74.1)	24.6 (76.3)	24.9 (76.8)	24.1 (75.4)	23.1 (73.6)	23.1 (73.6)	21.5 (70.7)	17.0 (62.6)	14.0 (57.2)	20.4 (68.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.3 (0.01)	7.5 (0.30)	19.5 (0.77)	70.3 (2.77)	121.4 (4.78)	38.3 (1.51)	3.5 (0.14)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	260.8 (10.28)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)	0	0	0	1	2	3	8	11	5	2	0	0	32
Source: WMO[1]

Demographics

Year	Population[2]
1993	7,769
2008	11,120
2017	11,701