Duékoué
Duékoué (French: [dwekwe]) is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Duékoué Department. It is also the seat of Guémon Region in Montagnes District and a commune. In the 2014 census, the population of Duékoué was 185,344,[1] making it the ninth-largest city in the country.
Duékoué | |
|---|---|
City, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
  Duékoué Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 6°44′N 7°21′W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Montagnes |
| Region | Guémon |
| Department | Duékoué |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 185,344 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
History
At least 800 people were killed in Duékoué on 29 March 2011 during fierce fighting during the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis.[2]
Climate
The Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[3]
| Climate data for Duékoué | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28 (82) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.1 (87.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24 (75) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.7 (78.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21 (70) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14 (0.6) |
55 (2.2) |
103 (4.1) |
132 (5.2) |
149 (5.9) |
207 (8.1) |
125 (4.9) |
181 (7.1) |
290 (11.4) |
177 (7.0) |
56 (2.2) |
17 (0.7) |
1,506 (59.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 231m)[3] | |||||||||||||
Villages
The sixteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Duékoué and their population in 2014 are:[4]
- Bahé-Blahon (13 281)
- Baouli (4 574)
- Blody (7 324)
- Dahoua (3 857)
- Duekoué (90 274)
- Fengolo (28 670)
- Guitrozon (7 202)
- Niambly (3 664)
- Pinhou (2 509)
- Toa-Zéo (5 278)
- Belemoin (1 010)
- Diahouin (2 387)
- Doumbiadougou (6 631)
- Glaou (3 592)
- Lokosso (4 355)
- Tissongnénin (736)
References
- "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- "Fighting in Ivory Coast town kills at least 800 people, Red Cross says". BNO News. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- "Climate: Duekoue - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Guémon" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Regional seat: Duékoué | ||
| Bangolo Department |  | |
| Duékoué Department | ||
| Facobly Department | ||
| Kouibly Department | ||
* also a commune | ||
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