Duékoué
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| Duékoué | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| Location in Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Coordinates: 6°44′N 7°21′W / 6.733°N 7.350°WCoordinates: 6°44′N 7°21′W / 6.733°N 7.350°W | |
| Country | |
| Region | Moyen-Cavally |
| Department | Duékoué Department |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Duékoué (French: [dwekwe]) is a town in Duékoué Department of Moyen-Cavally Region, Côte d'Ivoire.
History[edit]
At least 800 people were killed in Duékoué on March 29, 2011 during the fierce fighting by the frci as part of the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis.[1]
Climate[edit]
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[2]
| Climate data for Duékoué | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
31.08 (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) |
25.68 (78.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.1 (70) |
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) |
20.36 (68.66) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14 (0.55) |
55 (2.17) |
103 (4.06) |
132 (5.2) |
149 (5.87) |
207 (8.15) |
125 (4.92) |
181 (7.13) |
290 (11.42) |
177 (6.97) |
56 (2.2) |
17 (0.67) |
1,506 (59.31) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 231m)[2] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Fighting in Ivory Coast town kills at least 800 people, Red Cross says". BNO News. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Climate: Duekoue - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
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