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 2021 census, the population of the sub-prefecture of Duékoué was 220,953.[1]

Duékoué
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Duékoué is located in Ivory Coast
Duékoué
Duékoué
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°44′N 7°21′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictMontagnes
RegionGuémon
DepartmentDuékoué
Area
 • Total827 km2 (319 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[1]
 • Total220,953
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
 • City
90,274[2]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

History

At least 800 people were killed in Duékoué on 29 March 2011 during fierce fighting during the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis.[3]

Climate

The Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[4]

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)[4]

Villages

The sixteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Duékoué and their population in 2014 are:[5]

  1. Bahé-Blahon (13 281)
  2. Baouli (4 574)
  3. Blody (7 324)
  4. Dahoua (3 857)
  5. Duekoué (90 274)
  6. Fengolo (28 670)
  7. Guitrozon (7 202)
  8. Niambly (3 664)
  9. Pinhou (2 509)
  10. Toa-Zéo (5 278)
  11. Belemoin (1 010)
  12. Diahouin (2 387)
  13. Doumbiadougou (6 631)
  14. Glaou (3 592)
  15. Lokosso (4 355)
  16. Tissongnénin (736)

References
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  3. "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.
  4. "Climate: Duekoue - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  5. "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Guémon" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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