Duékoué Explained

Duékoué
Settlement Type:City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Pushpin Map:Ivory Coast
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ivory Coast
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Montagnes
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Guémon
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Duékoué
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:827
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Note:(2014 census)
Population Total:220953
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:City
Population Blank1:90274[2]
Population Blank2 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:6.7333°N -28°W

Duékoué (in 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.[1]

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]

Villages

The sixteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Duékoué and their population in 2014 are:[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/sub/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/cities/ Citypopulation.de
  3. Web site: Fighting in Ivory Coast town kills at least 800 people, Red Cross says . . 2 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722155322/http://wireupdate.com/wires/16360/fighting-in-ivory-coast-town-kills-at-least-800-people-red-cross-says/ . 22 July 2011 .
  4. Web site: Climate: Duekoue - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table . Climate-Data.org . 2014-01-06 .
  5. Web site: RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Guémon. ins.ci. 5 August 2019.