Soubré is a city in southwestern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Soubré Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Nawa Region in Bas-Sassandra District. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 101,196 and the sub-prefecture a population of 175,163.[3]
Soubré | |
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City, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
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  Soubré Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 5°47′N 6°36′W / 5.783°N 6.600°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Bas-Sassandra |
| Region | Nawa |
| Department | Soubré |
| Area | |
| • Total | 615 km2 (237 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 272,773 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • City | 101,196[1] |
| (2014 census) | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Villages
The twenty two villages of the sub-prefecture of Soubré and their population in 2014 are:[3]
- Galéa 1 (1 313)
- Galéa 2 (3 454)
- Gbaléyo (1 935 )
- Gripazo (2 234 )
- Guéyo (242 )
- Kopéragui (1 982 )
- Kpéhiri (2 432 )
- Logboayo (2 098 )
- Mahio (1 618 )
- Soubouo (2 752 )
- Soubre (101 196 )
- Badayo (1 571 )
- Djoutougbo (3 288 )
- Kiodja-Tchad (3 052 )
- Konédougou (10 302 )
- Koréyo (1 137 )
- Niapoyo (1 862 )
- Obrouayo (8 055 )
- Sayo (1 626 )
- Tapéyo (793 )
- Yabayo (20 086 )
- Zergbeu (2 135 )
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical savanna (Aw).[4]
| Climate data for Soubré | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.7 (89.1) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32 (90) | 31.1 (88.0) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.3 (86.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 25 (77) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26 (79) | 26.0 (78.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) | 22 (72) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22 (72) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.7 (71.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 29 (1.1) | 65 (2.6) | 128 (5.0) | 146 (5.7) | 172 (6.8) | 223 (8.8) | 112 (4.4) | 98 (3.9) | 198 (7.8) | 167 (6.6) | 111 (4.4) | 54 (2.1) | 1,503 (59.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 144 metres or 472 feet)[4] | |||||||||||||