Duékoué
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|subdivision_name1 = Montagnes
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|subdivision_name2 = Guémon
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Duékoué ({{IPA|fr|dwekwe|lang}}) 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.
History
At least 800 people were killed in Duékoué on 29 March 2011 due to fierce fighting during the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis.{{cite web |url=http://wireupdate.com/wires/16360/fighting-in-ivory-coast-town-kills-at-least-800-people-red-cross-says/ |title=Fighting in Ivory Coast town kills at least 800 people, Red Cross says |publisher=BNO News |accessdate=2 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722155322/http://wireupdate.com/wires/16360/fighting-in-ivory-coast-town-kills-at-least-800-people-red-cross-says/ |archivedate=22 July 2011 }}
Climate
The Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/54112/ |title=Climate: Duekoue - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |accessdate=2014-01-06 }}
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|temperature colour=pastel
|Jan high C=33.2
|Feb high C=33.5
|Mar high C=33.1
|Apr high C=32.5
|May high C=31.8
|Jun high C=29.9
|Jul high C=28.2
|Aug high C=28
|Sep high C=29.2
|Oct high C=30.3
|Nov high C=31.4
|Dec high C=31.8
|Jan mean C=25.9
|Feb mean C=26.9
|Mar mean C=27.1
|Apr mean C=26.9
|May mean C=26.6
|Jun mean C=25.4
|Jul mean C=24.1
|Aug mean C=24
|Sep mean C=24.8
|Oct mean C=25.4
|Nov mean C=25.8
|Dec mean C=25.3
|Jan low C=18.6
|Feb low C=20.3
|Mar low C=21.1
|Apr low C=21.4
|May low C=21.5
|Jun low C=21
|Jul low C=20.1
|Aug low C=20.1
|Sep low C=20.5
|Oct low C=20.5
|Nov low C=20.3
|Dec low C=18.9
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=14
|Feb precipitation mm=55
|Mar precipitation mm=103
|Apr precipitation mm=132
|May precipitation mm=149
|Jun precipitation mm=207
|Jul precipitation mm=125
|Aug precipitation mm=181
|Sep precipitation mm=290
|Oct precipitation mm=177
|Nov precipitation mm=56
|Dec precipitation mm=17
|source 1= Climate-Data.org (altitude: 231m)
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Villages
The sixteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Duékoué and their population in 2014 are:{{cite web|title=RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Guémon|url=http://www.ins.ci/n/documents/rgph/GUEMON.pdf|website=ins.ci|accessdate=5 August 2019}}
{{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|
- 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)
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References
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{{Guémon Region subdivisions}}
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Category:Sub-prefectures of Guémon
Category:Regional capitals of Ivory Coast
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