Duékoué

Duékoué
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Duékoué Location in Ivory Coast
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	Ivory Coast
District	Montagnes
Region	Guémon
Department	Duékoué
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	185,344
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

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
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)[3]

References

1. "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. "Climate: Duekoue - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-01-06.