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.[2]
Duékoué | |
|---|---|
City, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
  Duékoué Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 6°44′N 7°21′W / 6.733°N 7.350°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Montagnes |
| Region | Guémon |
| Department | Duékoué |
| Area | |
| • Total | 827 km2 (319 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 220,953 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| • City | 90,274[1] |
| (2014 census) | |
| 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.[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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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]
- 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)