Man, Ivory Coast

Coordinates: 7°24′N 7°33′W / 7.400°N 7.550°W / 7.400; -7.550
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Man
City,
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)

Man is a city in western

Tonkpi Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Man Department. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 149,041,[1]
making it the eighth-largest city in the country.

History

In November 2002, during conflict between government and rebel forces, the former rebel group

Toulepleu, and Bloléquin.[3]

Geography

Heavy rain in June

Man is part of

hikers and most recently, rock climbers.[4]

Climate

Man has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw).

Climate data for Man, Ivory Coast
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3) 		33.5
(92.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		30.9
(87.6) 		29.3
(84.7) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.6
(81.7) 		28.8
(83.8) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.5
(86.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.7
(74.7) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.0
(75.2) 		24.0
(75.2) 		24.6
(76.3) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.9
(76.8) 		23.5
(74.3) 		25.0
(77.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5) 		18.8
(65.8) 		20.7
(69.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.0
(69.8) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		16.7
(62.1) 		19.7
(67.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 10.8
(0.43) 		43.4
(1.71) 		109.3
(4.30) 		152.8
(6.02) 		147.5
(5.81) 		183.7
(7.23) 		185.6
(7.31) 		273.6
(10.77) 		285.0
(11.22) 		134.5
(5.30) 		42.1
(1.66) 		19.5
(0.77) 		1,587.8
(62.51)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 241.3 210.7 210.8 205.3 208.1 157.1 117.0 125.6 158.4 205.5 217.5 214.5 2,271.8
Source: NOAA[5]

Economy

Weaving in Man

Man is an agricultural region, with many

masks
.

The best known

swimming pools, phone lines
, and good service is provided.

Landmarks

La Dent de Man.

The city is the home of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Man, 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.

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:[8]

  1. Bantégouin (586)
  2. Bigouin (1 091)
  3. Blolé (2 784)
  4. Botongouiné (1 131)
  5. Dainé 2 (692)
  6. Dompleu (2 622)
  7. Gagouin (511)
  8. Godégouin (569)
  9. Gouakpalé (546)
  10. Gouimpleu 1 (971)
  11. Guianlé (1 421)
  12. Kassiapleu (1 148)
  13. Kpangouin 1 (1 018)
  14. Kpangouin 2 (1 409)
  15. Krikouma (1 205)
  16. Man (148 945)
  17. Petit Gbèpleu (648)
  18. Seupleu (849)
  19. Voungoué (1 764)
  20. Yébégouin (324)
  21. Zadépleu (463)
  22. Zélé (3 042)
  23. Biélé (1 533)
  24. Gbatongouin (1 205)
  25. Gueupleu (979)
  26. Kiélé (2 918)
  27. Lamapleu (1 132)
  28. Oulédépleu (718)
  29. Zérégouin (647)

References

  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  3. ^ Higonnet, Etelle (2007). "My Heart is Cut": Sexual Violence by Rebels and Pro-government Forces in Côte D'Ivoire. Human Rights Watch. p. 24.
  4. ISBN 978-1-74104-821-6
    .
  5. ^ "Man–Aero Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  6. ISBN 978-0-8225-1992-8
    .
  7. ISBN 2-7469-6176-8
    .
  8. ^ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Tonkpi" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

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