Dimbokro
Dimbokro | |
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Town, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
| Railway bridge at Dimbokro Railway bridge at Dimbokro | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast |
| District | Lacs |
| Region | N'Zi |
| Department | Dimbokro |
| Area | |
• Total | 168 sq mi (436 km2) |
| Population (2021 census)[3] | |
• Total | 70,198 |
| • Density | 417/sq mi (161/km2) |
| • Town | 48,860[2] |
| (2014 census) | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Dimbokro is a town in south-central Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Lacs District and N'Zi Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Dimbokro Department. Dimbokro is also a commune.
The town is located along the river N'Zi, approximately 50 km southeast of the official capital of Ivory Coast, Yamoussoukro. Dimbokro is connected by both road and railway from the country's commercial capital and de facto political capital Abidjan on the coast. Except for a textile factory, the town is of limited size and economic importance. Dimbokro is otherwise known as the birthplace of the country's current president, Alassane Ouattara and African reggae superstar Alpha Blondy.
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Dimbokro | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.9 (93.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.9 (0.47) |
48.0 (1.89) |
11.9 (0.47) |
139.4 (5.49) |
161.0 (6.34) |
205.6 (8.09) |
112.4 (4.43) |
74.8 (2.94) |
125.5 (4.94) |
119.9 (4.72) |
60.4 (2.38) |
22.6 (0.89) |
1,093.4 (43.05) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 203.5 | 178.1 | 203.5 | 216.5 | 214.7 | 164.3 | 118.2 | 93.9 | 121.7 | 189.0 | 203.0 | 183.5 | 2,089.9 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
Transport
[edit | edit source]Dimbokro is served by Dimbokro Airport and by a station on the national railway system.[5]
A railway bridge over the Nzi River near Dimbokro collapsed on 6 September 2016.[6]
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Dimbokro was 64,957.[7]
Villages
[edit | edit source]The 24 villages of the sub-prefecture of Dimbokro and their population in 2014 are:[7]
- Ahouniassou (596)
- Ahua (2,218)
- Akessemossou (401)
- Alloko-Kouakoukro (78)
- Andianou (300)
- Bassa-Yobouébo (541)
- Dimbokro (48,860)
- Ebimolossou (2,022)
- Faiteassou (201)
- Kadjabo (488)
- Kangrassou-Eluibo (945)
- Kangrassou-M'brizuénouan (104)
- Kangrassou-Yobouébo (230)
- Koffi-Ahoussouko (418)
- Koffi-Kouadiokro (36)
- Kolibo (268)
- Krokokro (560)
- Niamassou (544)
- Sokro (92)
- Soungassi (573)
- Soungassou (1,833)
- Tangoumanssou (1,486)
- Troumabo (1,486)
- Wawérénou (677)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
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- ^ Railways Africa Nzi River bridge
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