Man is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both

Montagnes District Montagnes District (french: District des Montagnes) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the western part of the country, bordering Liberia and Guinea to the west, Woroba District to the north, S ...

and

Tonkpi Region Tonkpi Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Montagnes District. The seat of the region is Man and the region's population in the 2021 census was 1,387,909, predominantl ...

. It is also a

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and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Man Department. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 149,041, making it the eighth-largest city in the country.

History

In November 2002, during conflict between government and rebel forces, the former rebel group Mouvement patriotique de Côte d'Ivoire (MPCI) held Man and the towns of

Danané Danané is a city in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Danané Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. Danané is also a commune. The city is 25 kilometres east of the border with Liberia, 30 kil ...

, Toulepleu, and

Bloléquin Bloléquin is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Bloléquin Department in Cavally Region, Montagnes District Montagnes District (french: District des Montagnes) is one of fourteen administrative districts of ...

Geography

Man is part of

and is an important

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lying between

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s, including Mount Toura and Mount Tonkoui (the two highest in the nation), and La Dent de Man, popular with

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and most recently, rock climbers.

Climate

Man has a

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(

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''Aw'').

Economy

Man is an agricultural region, with many cocoa, rice, coffee,

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, banana (

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), and soybean plantations. The area is the largest producer of coffee in the Ivory Coast. It is the home of a UNICAFÉ (The National Coffee Manufacturer of Côte d'Ivoire) factory, and

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operates several coffee plants in the area. The central

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of Man buys and sells a large variety of

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(Yacouba traditional clothes, so-called Boubou Yacouba), and an endless collection of Dan (Yacouba)

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. The best known

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are the "Hotel les Casacades", "Tanhotel", and "Hotel Beau Sejour". Those hotels are well-equipped with

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, and good service is provided.

Landmarks

The city is the home of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Man The Roman Catholic Diocese of Man ( la, Manen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Man in the Ecclesiastical province of Gagnoa in Côte d'Ivoire. History * June 8, 1968: Established as Diocese of Man from the Diocese of Daloa Special c ...

, with its cathedral at the Cathédrale Saint-Michel. The main attractions around Man are La Cascade waterfall, a large rocky outcrop which overlooks the town known as the La Dent de Man (the tooth of Man), and the monkey forest. La Cascade waterfall is situated at the west side of the town, and is surrounded by a bamboo forest, which is the habitat of many colorful

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and a wide variety of butterflies. The monkey forest is a wooded area in which monkeys live; for a small fee tourists can persuade local residents to call the monkeys out of their forest habitat.

Villages

The twenty nine villages of the sub-prefecture of Man and their population in 2014 are:

References

External links

Ivorian rebels declare emergency
BBC; November 18, 2003 {{DEFAULTSORT:Man, Ivory Coast Sub-prefectures of Tonkpi District capitals of Ivory Coast Communes of Tonkpi Regional capitals of Ivory Coast