Duékoué () 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
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and a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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. In the 2021 census, the population of the sub-prefecture of Duékoué was 220,953.
History
At least 800 people were killed in Duékoué on 29 March 2011 during fierce fighting during the
2010–11 Ivorian crisis
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.
Climate
The
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as
tropical wet and dry (Aw).
Villages
The sixteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Duékoué and their population in 2014 are:
References
Sub-prefectures of Guémon
Communes of Guémon
Regional capitals of Ivory Coast
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