Duékoué

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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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|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|

  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)

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References

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{{Guémon Region subdivisions}}

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Category:Sub-prefectures of Guémon

Category:Communes of Guémon

Category:Regional capitals of Ivory Coast

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