Tabou, Ivory Coast

Tabou is a town in the far southwest of Ivory Coast, near the border of Liberia. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Tabou Department in San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District. Tabou is also a commune.

Tabou
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Tabou is located in Ivory Coast
Tabou
Tabou
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 4°25′N 7°21′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictBas-Sassandra
RegionSan-Pédro
DepartmentTabou
Area
 • Total429 km2 (166 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[1]
 • Total62,719
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
 • Town
22,733[2]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Tabou was 62,719.[1]

Villages

The 32 villages of the sub-prefecture of Tabou and their population in 2014 are:[3]

  1. Bianké (304)
  2. Blédiéké (152)
  3. Boké (2 043)
  4. Dégné (191)
  5. Douke (97)
  6. Douopo (381)
  7. Gbaouloké (325)
  8. Gléroké (232)
  9. Gliké V1 (1 201)
  10. Gliké V3 (688)
  11. Hiépodioké (370)
  12. Ombloké (295)
  13. Sékréké (495)
  14. Souké (203)
  15. Tabou (22 733)
  16. Tolou (209)
  17. Yonaké (245)
  18. Besséréké (471)
  19. Boubélé (1 355)
  20. Déhié (1 537)
  21. Gliké V2 (719)
  22. Gliké Village (129)
  23. Gnadjipo (96)
  24. Gotouké (763)
  25. Guirou (352)
  26. Irodioké (223)
  27. Kabiadioké (182)
  28. Klatoué (312)
  29. Ménéké (1 481)
  30. Ouédjiré (837)
  31. Oulidié (46)
  32. Toulaké (323)

Climate

Tabou has a tropical monsoon climate under the Köppen climate classification, with a long wet season.

Climate data for Tabou, Ivory Coast
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.3
(88.3)		 29.5
(85.1)		 27.8
(82.0)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.4
(79.5)		 27.1
(80.8)		 28.2
(82.8)		 29.0
(84.2)		 29.3
(84.7)		 28.9
(84.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.6
(78.1)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.3
(79.3)		 25.3
(77.5)		 24.6
(76.3)		 24.2
(75.6)		 24.6
(76.3)		 25.3
(77.5)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.6
(78.1)		 25.6
(78.1)
Average low °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.0
(71.6)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.2
(72.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 45.6
(1.80)		 43.1
(1.70)		 75.7
(2.98)		 134.1
(5.28)		 367.4
(14.46)		 544.3
(21.43)		 222.0
(8.74)		 154.3
(6.07)		 233.9
(9.21)		 169.3
(6.67)		 178.0
(7.01)		 130.8
(5.15)		 2,298.5
(90.5)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 197.7 191.5 195.8 201.3 157.9 90.3 94.4 83.8 84.1 185.6 210.9 188.6 1,881.9
Source: NOAA[4]

References
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefektures of Ivory Coast
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  3. Citypopulation.de Population of the localities in the sub-prefekture of Tabou
  4. "Tabou Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 21 December 2015.


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