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Duékoué
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictMontagnes
RegionGuémon
DepartmentDuékoué
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total185,344
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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 2014 census, the population of Duékoué was 185,344,[1] making it the ninth-largest city in the country.

History

At least 800 people were killed in Duékoué on 29 March 2011 during fierce fighting during the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis.[2]

Climate

The Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[3]

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)[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Fighting in Ivory Coast town kills at least 800 people, Red Cross says". BNO News. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Climate: Duekoue - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-01-06.