Gagnoa

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Gagnoa
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
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Gagnoa
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°8′N5°56′W / 6.133°N 5.933°W / 6.133; -5.933 Coordinates: 6°8′N5°56′W / 6.133°N 5.933°W / 6.133; -5.933 [1]
Country Ivory Coast
District Gôh-Djiboua District
Region Gôh
Department Gagnoa
Area
 • Total890 km2 (340 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census) [2]
 • Total277,044
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
 • City
160,465 [3]
 (2014 census)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Gagnoa is a city in south-central Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Gôh-Djiboua District and Gôh Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Gagnoa Department. Gagnoa is also a commune. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 160,465, [3] making it the seventh-largest city in the country.

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Gagnoa is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa, and contains its cathedral.

Notable people

French rapper Vegedream's father as well as fellow performer and uncle Ziké are from Gagnoa, and Vegedream, famously the artist in the song Ramenez la coupe à la maison, says the French phrase Et ça c'est Vegedream de Gagnoa, meaning "And that is Vegedream of Gagnoa", in each song. He got that phrase when he visited Gagnoa as a child. He is therefore also named Vegedream de Gagnoa.

Climate

Gagnoa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with a lengthy although not particularly intense wet season from February/March to November, and a short dry season centred upon December and January.

Climate data for Gagnoa
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)32.3
(90.1)		33.6
(92.5)		33.0
(91.4)		32.5
(90.5)		31.6
(88.9)		29.8
(85.6)		28.6
(83.5)		28.6
(83.5)		29.8
(85.6)		30.9
(87.6)		31.1
(88.0)		30.7
(87.3)		31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.1
(79.0)		26.8
(80.2)		27.5
(81.5)		27.3
(81.1)		26.8
(80.2)		25.7
(78.3)		24.9
(76.8)		24.7
(76.5)		25.5
(77.9)		26.2
(79.2)		26.5
(79.7)		25.7
(78.3)		26.1
(79.0)
Average low °C (°F)20.1
(68.2)		21.8
(71.2)		22.2
(72.0)		22.3
(72.1)		22.3
(72.1)		21.9
(71.4)		21.4
(70.5)		21.4
(70.5)		21.7
(71.1)		22.0
(71.6)		22.0
(71.6)		20.9
(69.6)		21.7
(71.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)23.5
(0.93)		63.4
(2.50)		123.1
(4.85)		162.8
(6.41)		177.5
(6.99)		205.8
(8.10)		89.4
(3.52)		95.4
(3.76)		172.0
(6.77)		159.2
(6.27)		96.4
(3.80)		37.5
(1.48)		1,406
(55.38)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 195.7184.5189.0204.9210.4122.0120.897.5127.1176.4180.2166.01,974.5
Source: NOAA [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  2. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  3. 1 2 Population.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  4. ↑ "Gagnoa Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved December 21, 2015.


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