Duékoué () is a city in western
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
. It is a
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
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of and the seat of
Duékoué Department. It is also the seat of
Guémon Region in
Montagnes District
Montagnes District ( , "Mountains") 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, Sassandra-Marahou ...
and a
commune. 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 due to fierce fighting during the
2010–11 Ivorian crisis.
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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