Duékoué

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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 and a commune. In the 2021 census, the population of the sub-prefecture of Duékoué was 220,953.

At least 800 people were killed in Duékoué on 29 March 2011 due to fierce fighting during the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis.

The Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

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

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