Man, Ivory Coast

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Man
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
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Man
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 7°24′N7°33′W / 7.400°N 7.550°W / 7.400; -7.550 Coordinates: 7°24′N7°33′W / 7.400°N 7.550°W / 7.400; -7.550
CountryFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
District Montagnes
Region Tonkpi
Department Man
Population
 (2014) [1]
 • Total188,704
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Man is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Montagnes District and Tonkpi Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Man Department. In the 2014 census, Man had a population of 188,704, making it the eighth-largest city in the country.

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History

In November 2002, during conflict between government and rebel forces, the former rebel group Mouvement patriotique de Côte d'Ivoire (MPCI) held Man and the towns of Danané, Toulepleu, and Bloléquin. [2]

Geography

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Heavy rain in June

Man is part of Montagnes District and is an important market town lying between mountains, including Mount Toura and Mount Tonkoui (the two highest in the nation), and La Dent de Man, popular with hikers and most recently, rock climbers. [3]

Climate

Man has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw).

Climate data for Man, Ivory Coast
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °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)
Average low °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 241.3210.7210.8205.3208.1157.1117.0125.6158.4205.5217.5214.52,271.8
Source: NOAA [4]

Economy

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Weaving in Man

Man is an agricultural region, with many cocoa, rice, coffee, cassava, banana (plantain), and soybean plantations. The area is the largest producer of coffee in the Ivory Coast. It is the home of a UNICAFÉ (The National Coffee Manufacturer of Côte d'Ivoire) factory, and Nestlé operates several coffee plants in the area. [5] The central market of Man buys and sells a large variety of fabrics (Yacouba traditional clothes, so-called Boubou Yacouba), and an endless collection of Dan (Yacouba) masks.

The best known hotels are the "Hotel les Casacades", "Tanhotel", and "Hotel Beau Sejour". Those hotels are well-equipped with satellite TV, swimming pools, phone lines, and good service is provided.

Landmarks

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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. [6] La Cascade waterfall is situated at the west side of the town, and is surrounded by a bamboo forest, which is the habitat of many colorful dragonflies and a wide variety of 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: [7]

  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)

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References

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  2. ↑ Higonnet, Etelle (2007). "My Heart is Cut": Sexual Violence by Rebels and Pro-government Forces in Côte D'Ivoire. Human Rights Watch. p. 24.
  3. ↑ West Africa. Lonely Planet. 2009. p. 281. ISBN   978-1-74104-821-6.
  4. ↑ "Man–Aero Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Janice (1 January 2004). Ivory Coast in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 60. ISBN   978-0-8225-1992-8.
  6. ↑ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (6 February 2013). Côte d'Ivoire 2013-2014 (in French). Petit Futé. p. 296. ISBN   2-7469-6176-8.
  7. ↑ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Tonkpi" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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